Information Collection Request for

Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities (Final

Rule)

OMB Control No. 2040-0257, EPA ICR No. 2060.07

May 2014

Prepared for

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Science and Technology

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20460

EPA Contract Number EP-C-11-009

EPA Work Assignment Number 3-19
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CONTENTS

1. Identification of the Information Collection....................................................................... 1

1a. Title of the Information Collection .................................................................................. 1

1b. Short Characterization/Abstract ................................................................................... 1

2. Need for and Use of the Collection..................................................................................... 3

2a. Need/Authority for the Collection.................................................................................... 3

2a(i). Need for the Collection ......................................................................................... 3

2a(ii). Authority for the Collection .................................................................................. 3

2b. Practical Utility/Users of the Data................................................................................ 4

3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria........................................... 5

3a. Nonduplication................................................................................................................. 5

3b. Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB.......................................... 5

3c. Consultations.................................................................................................................... 5

3d. Effects of Less Frequent Collection ............................................................................. 6

3e. General Guidelines........................................................................................................... 6

3f. Confidentiality.................................................................................................................. 6

3g. Sensitive Questions....................................................................................................... 6

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested .............................................................. 6

4a. Respondents/SIC/NAICS................................................................................................. 6

4b. Information Requested ................................................................................................. 8

4b(i). Data Items, Including Record Keeping Requirements.......................................... 8

4b(ii). Respondent Activities ......................................................................................... 17

5. The Information Collected, Agency Activities, Collection, Methodology and Information

Management.................................................................................................................................. 21

5a. Agency Activities........................................................................................................... 21

5b. Collection Methodology and Information Management ............................................ 21

5c. Small Entity Flexibility.................................................................................................. 22

5d. Collection Schedule.................................................................................................... 22

6. Estimating Respondent Burden and Cost of Collection ................................................... 24

6a. Estimating Respondent Burden...................................................................................... 24

6b. Estimating Respondent Costs ..................................................................................... 29

6b(i). Estimating Labor Costs ....................................................................................... 29

6b(ii). Estimating Capital and Operation and Maintenance Costs................................. 31

6c. Estimating Agency Burden and Costs............................................................................ 32

6d. Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs............................ 32

6e. Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs Tables................................................................ 33

6e(i). Respondent Tally................................................................................................. 33

6e(ii). Agency Tally....................................................................................................... 33

6f. Reasons for Change in Burden....................................................................................... 33

6g. Burden Statement ....................................................................................................... 34
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TABLES

Table 1. Industry Sectors With Facilities Subject to the Final Rule........................................... 7

Table 2. Average per Facility Burden for each NPDES Permit Application Activity ............. 25

Table 3. Average State Director Burden for Activities ............................................................ 29

Table 4. Average per Facility Burden and Costs for each NPDES Permit Renewal Activity . 31

Table 5. Average State Director Burden and Costs for Activities............................................ 32

Table 6. Summary of Average Annual Respondents, Burden, and Costs for Facilities and State

Directors for the ICR Period......................................................................................................... 33

Table 7. Summary of Average Annual Agency Burden and Costs for the ICR Period ........... 33

APPENDIX A Respondent Burden and Cost Analysis for the Information Collection

Requirements of the Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities

(Final Rule)

APPENDIX B 20 Year Schedule for Facilities and Directors

APPENDIX C Compliance Schedule Summary and Other Assumptions
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1. Identification of the Information Collection

1a. Title of the Information Collection

TITLE: Information Collection Request for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing

Facilities (Final Rule)

OMB Control Number: 2060-0257

EPA ICR Number: 2060.07

1b. Short Characterization/Abstract

The Section 316(b) Existing Facility Final Rule (rule) applies to existing facilities that use

cooling water intake structures to withdraw water from waters of the United States and have or

require an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit issued under

section 402 of the CWA (Clean Water Act). If a facility meets the conditions specified below

(from § 125.91), it is subject to the rule. If a facility has or requires an NPDES permit but does

not meet the 2 mgd intake flow threshold, it is subject to permit conditions implementing CWA

section 316(b) developed by the NPDES permit director on a case-by-case basis using BPJ (best

professional judgment). The rule applies to owners and operators of existing facilities that meet

all of the following criteria:

 The facility is a point source;

 The facility uses or proposes to use one or more cooling water intake structures with a

cumulative design intake flow (DIF) of greater than 2 million gallons per day (mgd) to

withdraw water from waters of the United States; and

 Twenty-five percent or more of the water the facility withdraws on an actual intake flow

basis is used exclusively for cooling purposes.

Generally, facilities that meet these criteria fall into two major groups: steam electric generating

facilities and manufacturing facilities. The rule also makes limited corrections to the

requirements for Phase I facilities (i.e., new facilities).1

The rule establishes national requirements applicable to the location, design, construction, and

capacity of cooling water intake structures at existing facilities that reflect the best technology

available for minimizing the adverse environmental impact – impingement and entrainment –

associated with the use of these structures. The rule requires several types of information

collection as part of the NPDES permit application. In general, the information would be used to

identify both how the facility plans to meet the rule requirements and if the facility is meeting the

rule requirements. Specific data requirements that apply to all facilities are:

 Source water physical data which shows the physical configuration of all source

waterbodies used by the facility, identifies and characterizes the source waterbody’s

1 This ICR does not calculate the burden and costs associated with amendments related to the Phase I Rule, as the

changes to the Phase I rule promulgated today do not materially affect the burden associated with compliance for

Phase I facilities. See the preamble for a discussion of the amendments to the Phase I Rule.
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hydrological and geomorphological features, and provides location through maps [§

122.21(r)(2)].

 Cooling water intake structure data which shows the configuration and location of

cooling water intake structures, provides details on the design and operation of each

cooling water intake structure, and diagrams showing flow distribution and water balance

[§ 122.21(r)(3)].

 Source water baseline biological characterization data that characterizes the biological

community in the vicinity of the CWIS and characterizes the operation of the CWIS [§

122.21(r)(4)].

 Cooling water system data that describes the operation of the cooling water system, its

relationship to the CWIS, the proportion of the design intake flow used in the system, the

number of days the cooling water system is operational and seasonal changes in

operation, as well as, design and engineering calculations to support these descriptions [§

122.21(r)(5)].

 Intended method of compliance information that describes how the facility will meet the

impingement mortality standard; the specific requirements vary, depending on the

compliance approach in § 125.94(c) chosen by the facility [122.21(r)(6)].

 Description of any biological survival studies conducted at the facility and a summary of

any conclusions or results for entrainment related studies only [§ 122.21(r)(7)].

 Operational status data that describes the operational status of each generating,

production, or process unit [§ 122.21(r)(8)].

In addition to the above requirements, existing facilities with actual intake flows in excess of 125

mgd actual intake flow are required as part of the permit application process to submit an

entrainment characterization study and related supporting information [(§ 122.21(r)(9)-(13)].

Facilities that withdraw less than 125 mgd actual intake flow do not have specific requirements

for (§ 122.21(r)(9)-(13), but the Director may require additional information on a site-specific

basis.2

Under the rule, a new unit at an existing facility that withdraws more than 2 mgd would have

requirements similar to the requirements of a new facility in Phase I. A new unit (as defined at §

125.92(u)) is required to reduce flow commensurate with closed-cycle cooling. As with Track II

of the Phase I rule, a facility could demonstrate compliance with entrainment control

requirements by establishing reductions in entrainment mortality for the new unit that are 90

percent of the reductions that would be achieved by closed-cycle cooling [§ 122.21(r)(14)].

Finally, facilities are required to maintain records of all submitted documents, supporting

materials, and monitoring results for at least five years. Depending on the compliance method

chosen, facilities may also be required to perform compliance monitoring to demonstrate that

they are meeting the required level of impingement mortality.

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For this ICR, no burden has been assigned for entrainment-related studies at § 122.21(r)(9)-(13) for facilities that

withdraw less than 125 mgd actual intake flow, as it is not possible to project which facilities might be required to

submit these studies.
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Authorized States would be required to update programs3to be consistent with the rule

requirements, once they are published. State Directors would be required to also review all

materials submitted to them by the facilities within the scope of the rule, confirm their

compliance with the rule, and issue NPDES permits with appropriate conditions or establish

more stringent requirements applicable with State or Federal law in order to minimize adverse

environmental impact associated with the use of the facilities’ CWISs.

The primary users of the data collected would be States authorized to administer the NPDES

permitting program, and the EPA. It is anticipated that other government agencies, both at the

State and Federal level, as well as public interest groups, private companies, and many

individuals would also use the data.

The annual average reporting and record keeping burden for the collection of information by

facilities responding to the rule is estimated to be 588 hours per respondent (i.e., an annual

average of 627,666 hours of burden divided among an anticipated annual average of 1,068

facilities). The state Director reporting and record keeping burden for the review, oversight, and

administration of the rule is estimated to average 147 hours per respondent (i.e., an annual

average of 6,930 hours of burden divided among an anticipated 47 States per year).

2. Need for and Use of the Collection

2a. Need/Authority for the Collection

The following sections describe the need for this information collection and the legal authority

under which this information will be collected.

2a(i). Need for the Collection

The information requirements of the rule are necessary to ensure that existing facilities are

complying with the rule’s provisions, and thereby minimizing adverse environmental impact

resulting from impingement and entrainment losses due to the withdrawal of cooling water.

2a(ii). Authority for the Collection

Section 316 was included in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 for the express

purpose of regulating thermal discharges and to address the environmental impact of CWISs.

Moreover, Section 316(b) is the only provision in the CWA that focuses exclusively on water

intake. Section 316(b) provides that, “[a]ny standard established pursuant to [CWA Section 301]

or [CWA Section 306] and applicable to a point source shall require that the location, design,

construction, and capacity of CWISs reflect the BTA for minimizing adverse environmental

impact.” The requirements of Section 316(b) are closely linked to several of the core elements

(e.g., Sections 301, 304, 306 and 402) of the NPDES permit program established under the

CWA. Conditions implementing Section 316(b) are and will continue under this rule to be

included in NPDES permits issued under Section 402 of the CWA.

3 This ICR does not calculate the burden and costs associated with NPDES program modifications. Information

requirements associated with NPDES program modifications are included in a separate ICR (OMB Control No.

2040-0004, EPA ICR No. 0229.20).
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2b. Practical Utility/Users of the Data

The rule includes information that must be submitted to permitting authorities and data that must

be collected and maintained on-site by the facility. Each existing facility maintains facility-level

records of the characterization data, plans, measurements, diagrams, and calculations submitted

to the Directors, as well as the analytical results of monitoring actions. Facilities could use the

data to:

 Characterize environmental conditions and monitor existing CWIS performance;

 Determine appropriate design and construction technologies or operational measures;

and/or

 Monitor the performance of design and construction technologies or operational

measures.

Permit writers will also use these data to verify that the appropriate compliance actions are

selected and implemented. Under the rule, EPA and State Directors are to maintain records

compiled from the regulated facilities. Much of the basic information obtained from the NPDES

permit application is stored in EPA’s Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS-NPDES).

ICIS-NPDES is used to track permit limits, permit expiration dates, monitoring data, and other

data, and provide EPA with a nationwide inventory of permit holders.

EPA Headquarters uses the information contained in ICIS-NPDES database to develop reports

on permit issuance, backlog, and compliance rates. The Agency also uses the information to

respond to public and congressional inquiries, develop and guide its policies, formulate its

budgets, assist States in acquiring authority for permitting programs, and manage the NPDES

program to ensure national consistency in permitting. States can use this initial permit

information along with the additional documentation to track facility monitoring, compliance

violations, and enforcement activities.

Permittees must reapply for NPDES permits every 5 years. The re-application process is the

primary mechanism for obtaining up-to-date and new information concerning on-site conditions.

Although under the rule, existing facilities provide data from self-monitoring activities in reports

(frequency varies from monthly, quarterly, or annually) to the permitting authority, these reports

are a less comprehensive information-gathering process than the permit application process. EPA

and States will use re-application data to identify new species at risk or other potential concerns

that could lead the permit writers to take the following actions:

 Specify additional permit limitations;

 Assess compliance with applicable standard requirements; or

 Place appropriate special conditions in permits.

Environmental and citizen groups are expected to use the data collected under the rule to

independently assess impingement and entrainment rates for affected waterbodies in their

location. In addition, the data will be useful for the scientific community for assessing the impact

of CWISs on recreational and commercial fisheries productivity and aquatic ecosystem health.
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3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

The following sections verify and affirm that this ICR satisfies the Office of Management and

Budget’s (OMB) data-collection guidelines, has public support, and does not duplicate another

collection.

3a. Nonduplication

Given that the rule applies to existing facilities, current data sources may already exist for the

information required under the rule. Therefore, it was important that EPA review existing data

sources to identify currently available information on entities subject to Section 316(b)

regulation and to ensure that the data requested by the rule are not otherwise accessible. Data

sources reviewed included data collected by offices within EPA; data, reports, and analyses

published by other Federal agencies; reports and analyses published by industry; and publicly

available financial information compiled by government and private organizations. From this

effort, EPA has determined that the information collection and reporting requirements considered

in this ICR are not contained or duplicated in other routinely collected documents or reports.

3b. Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

In compliance with the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), any agency developing an ICR

separate from the rule itself must solicit public comments for a 60-day period before submitting

the ICR to OMB. These comments, which are used partly to determine realistic burden estimates

for respondents, must be considered when completing the Supporting Statement that is submitted

to OMB.

3c. Consultations

The preamble to the rule describes how EPA actively involved interested parties in the

development of the rule. EPA headquarters staff has worked extensively with its regional offices

and numerous States to develop the requirements and related burden/cost assumptions described

in this ICR.

EPA consulted with State governments and representatives of local governments in developing

the rule. The outreach activities are discussed in section III.A.3 of the preamble to the proposed

rule (see 76 FR 22268, April 20, 2011) and Chapter 2 of the TDD. EPA has also conducted

additional outreach since the proposed rule, including several conference calls with the

Association of Clean Water Administrators (including numerous states) and small business

representatives (including some local government officials). EPA also combined its efforts and

collected input from state and local government entities during development of the proposed

Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point

Source Category, which shares many of the same affected facilities as today’s final rule; see 78

FR 34530 (June 7, 2013) for more information. State and local officials attended numerous site

visits with EPA’s staff, enabling EPA to gather their input; see DCNs 10-6510, 10-6518, 10-

6520, 10-6521, 10-6523 and 10-6524. EPA also responded to requests for information from

multiple state and local governments. EPA also attended conferences and participated in

workgroups (such as NARUC’s 2013 Winter Committee Meetings) where additional information
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about state and local government interests were presented. Historically, EPA has also conducted

a great deal of outreach in developing the previous 316(b) regulations over the past decade; for

example, see the Phase I final preamble (66 FR 65331, December 18, 2001), the Phase II final

preamble (69 FR 41677, July 9, 2004), and the Phase III final preamble (71 FR 35037, June 16,

2006).

3d. Effects of Less Frequent Collection

EPA has concluded that less frequent data collection may fail to identify in a timely manner

adverse environmental impact resulting from the operation of existing CWISs. In addition, less

frequent collection would also hinder the ability of EPA, States, and facility operators to take

advantage of technological improvements in impingement and entrainment technologies as they

become available, or to track long-term trends.

3e. General Guidelines

The information collection requirements of the rule are in accordance with the PRA guidelines at

Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1320.5(d)(2). Requests for supplemental

information for the purposes of emergency response or enforcement activities are exempt from

the PRA requirements.

3f. Confidentiality

Applications for an NPDES permit may contain confidential business information. However,

EPA does not consider the specific information being requested by the rule to be typical of

confidential business or personal information. If a respondent does consider this information to

be of a confidential nature, the respondent may request that such information be treated as such.

All confidential data will be handled in accordance with 40 CFR § 122.7, 40 CFR Part 2, and

EPA's Security Manual Part III, Chapter 9, dated August 9, 1976.

3g. Sensitive Questions

The rule does not require respondents to divulge information pertaining to private or personal

information, such as sexual behavior or religious beliefs. Therefore, this section is not applicable.

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested

4a. Respondents/SIC/NAICS

The rule includes all existing facilities that were previously subject to the 2004 Phase II rule, but

also expands the scope of the rule to include other groups of facilities that were previously

addressed under the 316(b) Phase III rule, including existing small power producers and existing

manufacturers of all sizes. The rule also clarifies the applicability of the rule to new units at

existing facilities.

The rule would apply to owners and operators of existing facilities that meet all of the following

criteria:
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 The facility is a point source;

 The facility uses or proposes to use one or more cooling water intake structures with a

cumulative design intake flow (DIF) of greater than 2 million gallons per day (mgd) to

withdraw water from waters of the United States; and

 Twenty-five percent or more of the water the facility withdraws on an actual intake flow

basis is used exclusively for cooling purposes.

As a result, the rule would apply to all existing power plants and all existing manufacturing

facilities that meet the above criteria.

Respondents include existing electric power generating facilities, including traditional steam

electric utilities and nonutility power producers. The rule also applies to existing manufacturing

and industrial facilities. EPA’s anticipates that the regulated manufacturing facilities will be

largely concentrated in five industrial sectors: chemicals and allied products; primary metals

industries; paper and allied products; petroleum and coal products; and food and kindred

products. The first four sectors use a significant portion of the cooling water withdrawn among

all manufacturing industries, but EPA also anticipates respondents in other industries provided in

Table 1 below, which lists industry sectors of facilities subject to this final rule. This table is not

intended to be exhaustive; facilities in other industries not listed in Table 1 could also be

regulated. Any facility that meets the criteria at § 125.91 is subject to the final rule, regardless of

the industry sector. The 4-digit NAICS industry sectors may include 6-digit NAICS industry subsectors with operations not dependent on cooling water.

Table 1. Industry Sectors With Facilities Subject to the Final Rule

4-Digit NAICS Industry Sectors NAICS Definition

Electric Power Industry

2211 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and

Distribution

Primary Manufacturing Industries

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling

3113 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing

3121 Beverage Manufacturing

3221 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills

3222 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

3241 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing

3252 Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic

Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing

3253 Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural

Chemical Manufacturing

3254 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

3256 Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation

Manufacturing

3259 Other Chemical Product and Preparation

Manufacturing

3311 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
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4-Digit NAICS Industry Sectors NAICS Definition

3312 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

3313 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing

Other Industries

1119 Other Crop Farming

2122 Metal Ore Mining

3133 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating

Mills

3211 Sawmills and Wood Preservation

3314 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production

and Processing

3322 Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing

3329 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

3391 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing

4b. Information Requested

The following sections provide details on data items requested and associated activities that are

required under the rule. The two principal respondent categories are existing facilities subject to

the rule and NPDES program Directors (i.e., States and Territories authorized under CWA

Section 402(b) to administer the NPDES permit program, and EPA Regional offices). There are

currently 46 States and the Virgin Islands authorized under CWA Section 402(b) to implement

the NPDES permit program.

Information requirements for existing facilities will differ depending on the compliance

alternative selected by the applicant. As discussed in Section 1, seven compliance alternatives

are available to an existing facility. Certain information requirements are applicable to all

existing permitted facilities; other information requirements apply on the basis of the volume of

water that the facility withdraws.

4b(i). Data Items, Including Record Keeping Requirements

Data items required by the rule are gathered for either record keeping or reporting purposes.

There are several data items that are collected before permit application, other that are required

during the permit application process and others that are required to be collected on an annual

basis.

The rule requires Directors to prepare or submit only one additional report (see § 125.98(k))

beyond what is currently required of them under the NPDES program. This report is an

aggregation of any monitoring required of facilities for measures to protect threatened and

endangered species. However, Directors need to review, maintain records of, and make

permitting determinations on the basis of all documents and reports submitted to them by

existing facilities.
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Application Requirements

At the time a facility submits its NPDES application (as specified in the regulations), the rule

requires all existing facilities to submit information demonstrating that it is employing the best

technology available for its cooling water intake structure to minimize adverse environmental

impact in compliance with section 316(b) of the CWA. The information is used to identify which

of the requirements in the rule apply to the facility, how the facility is meeting these

requirements, and whether the facility is meeting the goal of minimizing adverse environmental

impact. Seven types of information under § 122.21(r) are required to be included in the NPDES

permit applications for all existing facilities: (1) § 122.21(r)(2), source water physical data; (2) §

122.21(r)(3), cooling water intake structure data; (3) § 122.21(r)(4), source water baseline

biological characterization data; (4) § 122.21(r)(5), cooling water system data; (5) § 122.21(r)(6),

intended method of compliance; (6) § 122.21(r)(7) performance studies; and (7) § 122.21(r)(8),

operational status.4

Source Water Physical Data § 122.21(r)(2)

Existing facilities are required to submit the following information to evaluate potential impact

to the waterbody in which the intake structure is placed:

 A narrative description and scaled drawings showing the physical configuration of all

source waterbodies used by your facility, including areal dimensions, depths, salinity and

temperature regimes, and other documentation that supports your determination of the

waterbody type where each cooling water intake structure is located;

 Identification and characterization of the source waterbody’s hydrological and

geomorphological features, as well as the methods you used to conduct any physical

studies to determine your intake’s area of influence within the waterbody and the results

of such studies; and

 Locational maps.

Cooling Water Intake Structure Data § 122.21(r)(3),

The facility must submit the following information for each cooling water intake structure used:

 A narrative description of the configuration of each of your cooling water intake

structures and where it is located in the waterbody and in the water column;

 Latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds for each of your cooling water

intake structures;

 A narrative description of the operation of each of your cooling water intake structures,

including design intake flows, daily hours of operation, number of days of the year in

operation and seasonal changes, if applicable;

4

For this ICR, the number of respondents for each application requirement varies. For requirements (r)(2)-(5), (7)

and (8), the numbers of respondents is based on the total number of facilities covered by the final rule. For (r)(9)-

(13), the number of respondents is based on the total number of facilities that withdraw more than 125 mgd AIF. For

(r)(6), the number of respondents is apportioned at the intake level based on the estimated compliance approach for

each model facility’s intake structures. As a result, a given facility could have more than one submittal under (r)(6),

if it chooses a different compliance option for each intake.
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 A flow distribution and water balance diagram that includes all sources of water to the

facility, recirculating flows, and discharges; and

 Engineering drawings of the cooling water intake structure.

Source Water Baseline Biological Characterization Data § 122.21(r)(4)

Each facility must submit information in accordance with § 122.21(r)(4) in order to characterize

the biological community in the vicinity of the cooling water intake structure and to characterize

the operation of the cooling water intake structures. This supporting information must include

any available existing data but can be supplemented using newly conducted field studies. The

information the facility is required to submit must include:

 A list of the data in paragraphs § 122.21(r)(4)(ii) through (vi) that are not available and

efforts made to identify sources of the data;

 A list of species (or relevant taxa) for all life stages and their relative abundance in the

vicinity of each cooling water intake structure;

 Identification of the species and life stages that would be most susceptible to

impingement and entrainment. Species evaluated must include the forage base as well as

those most important in terms of significance to commercial and recreational fisheries;

 Identification and evaluation of the primary period of reproduction, larval recruitment,

and period of peak abundance for relevant taxa;

 Data representative of the seasonal and daily activities (e.g., feeding and water column

migration) of biological organisms in the vicinity of the cooling water intake structure;

 Identification of all threatened, endangered, and other protected species that might be

susceptible to impingement or entrainment at the cooling water intake structures;

 Documentation of any public participation or consultation with Federal or State agencies

undertaken in development of the plan in the case of a new facility or source water

biological characterization for an existing facility; and

 If the information requested in paragraph § 122.21(r)(4)(i) is supplemented with data

collected using field studies, supporting documentation for the Source Water Baseline

Biological Characterization must include a description of all methods and quality

assurance procedures for sampling and monitoring, and/or data analysis including a

description of the study area; taxonomic identification of sampled and evaluated

biological assemblages (including all life stages of fish and shellfish); and sampling and

data analysis methods. The sampling, and/or data analysis methods you use must be

appropriate for a quantitative survey and based on consideration of methods used in other

biological studies performed within the same source waterbody. The study area should

include, at a minimum, the area of influence of the cooling water intake structure.

 For the owner or operator of an existing facility, identification of protective measures and

stabilization activities that have been implemented, and a description of how these

measures and activities affected the baseline water condition in the vicinity of the intake.

 For the owner or operator of an existing facility, a list of fragile species, as defined at 40

CFR 125.92(m), at your facility. You need only identify those species not already

identified as fragile at 40 CFR 125.92(m). New units at an existing facility are not

required to resubmit this information if the cooling water withdrawn for the operation of

the new unit is from an existing intake.
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 For the owner or operator of an existing facility that has obtained incidental take

exemption or authorization for its cooling water intake structure(s) from the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, any information submitted

in order to obtain that exemption or authorization may be used to satisfy the permit

application information requirement of paragraph 40 CFR 125.95(f) if included in the

application.

Cooling Water System Data § 122.21(r)(5)

The existing facility must submit the following information for the cooling water system:

 A narrative description of the operation of the cooling water system and its relationship to

cooling water intake structures; the proportion of the design intake flow that is used in the

system; the number of days of the year the cooling water system is in operation and

seasonal changes in the operation of the system, if applicable; at existing facilities, the

proportion of design intake flow for contact cooling, non-contact cooling, and process

uses; for existing facilities, a distribution of water reuse to include cooling water reused

as process water, process water reused for cooling, and the use of gray water for cooling;

for existing facilities, a description of reductions in total water withdrawals including

cooling water intake flow reductions already achieved through minimized process water

withdrawals; for existing facilities, a description of any cooling water that is used in a

manufacturing process either before or after it is used for cooling, including other

recycled process water flows; for existing facilities, the proportion of the source

waterbody withdrawn (on a monthly basis);

 Design and engineering calculations prepared by a qualified professional and supporting

data to support the description required by paragraph (r)(5)(i) of this section; and

 Description of existing impingement and entrainment technologies or operational

measures and a summary of their performance, including but not limited to reductions in

impingement mortality and entrainment due to intake location and reductions in total

water withdrawals and usage.

Intended Method of Compliance with Impingement Mortality Standard § 122.21(r)(6)

The existing facility must identify the chosen compliance method under § 125.94(c) for the

entire facility (or each cooling water intake structure).

If the facility chooses to comply via § 125.94(c)(5) or (6), it must also submit an impingement

technology performance optimization study.

For facilities that choose to comply with § 125.94(c)(5), the impingement technology

performance optimization study must include two years of biological monitoring measuring the

reduction in impingement mortality achieved by the modified traveling screens as defined at 40

CFR 125.92(s) and demonstrating that its operation has been optimized to minimize

impingement mortality. If the applicant intends to return organisms to a different waterbody from

which they are withdrawn, the applicant must request that the Director consider this in the

permit. The facility must include a complete description of its traveling screens and associated

equipment. The facility must also provide a description of any monitoring and monitoring

approach used in measuring impingement mortality, including:
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 For this demonstration, the facility must sample no less frequently than monthly. The

Director may establish more frequent monitoring;

 Biological monitoring must be representative of the impingement and the impingement

mortality at the intakes subject to this provision;

 A taxonomic identification to the lowest taxon possible of all organisms monitored;

 The method in which naturally moribund organisms are identified and taken into account;

 The method in which mortality due to holding times is taken into account;

 If the facility entraps fish or shellfish, the facility must count the entrapment of organisms

as impingement mortality;

 The percent impingement mortality reflecting optimized operation of the facility’s

modified traveling screen and all supporting calculations.

For facilities that choose to comply with § 125.94(c)(6), the impingement technology

performance optimization study must include biological monitoring measuring the reduction in

impingement mortality achieved by operation of the system of technologies, operational

measures and best management practices and demonstrating that operation of the system has

been optimized to minimize impingement mortality. This system of technologies, operational

measures and best management practices may include flow reductions, seasonal operation, unit

closure, credit for intake location, and behavioral deterrent systems. The facility must document

how each system element contributes to the system’s performance. The facility must include a

minimum of two years of biological monitoring measuring the reduction in impingement

mortality achieved by its system. The facility must also include a description of any sampling or

monitoring approach used in measuring the rate of impingement, impingement mortality, or flow

reductions. The study must also incorporate the following elements, as described at §

125.94(c)(6)(ii) and only summarized here:

 If the facility’s demonstration relies in part on a credit for reductions in the rate of

impingement in your system, it must provide an estimate of those reductions to be used as

credit towards reducing impingement mortality, and any relevant supporting

documentation, including previously conducted performance studies not already

submitted to the Director as part of (r)(7).

 If the facility’s demonstration relies in part on a credit for reductions in impingement

mortality already obtained at the facility, it must include two years of biological

monitoring demonstrating the level of impingement mortality your system is capable of

achieving.

 If the facility’s demonstration relies in part on flow reduction to reduce impingement, it

must include two years of intake flows, measured daily, as part of your demonstration,

and describe the extent to which flow reductions are seasonal or intermittent.

 The facility must document the percent impingement mortality reflecting optimized

operation of its total system of technologies, operational measures, and best management

practices and all supporting calculations.

Entrainment Performance Studies § 122.21(r)(7)

Existing facilities must submit a description of any biological survival studies conducted at the

facility and a summary of any conclusions or results, including the following: site-specific
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studies addressing technology efficacy, through-facility entrainment survival, and entrainment

mortality studies, as well as studies conducted at other locations including a justification as to

why the data are relevant and representative of conditions at the facility. Because of changes in

the waterbody over time, studies older than 10 years must include an explanation of why the data

are still relevant and representative of conditions at the facility. If the data are no longer relevant

and representative, the Director may reject the data. The Director uses such studies when

establishing technology-based requirements for entrainment. Permit applicants are not required

to conduct new studies to fulfill this requirement; this requirement is intended to obtain results

for relevant studies that have already been conducted as part of past permit proceedings or for

other purposes even if those studies were not completed or conducted entirely as planned.

Operational Status § 122.21(r)(8)

The existing facility must submit a description of the operational status of each generating,

production, or process unit, including but not limited to:

 For power production or steam generation, descriptions of individual unit operating status

including age of each unit, capacity utilization (or equivalent) for the previous 5 years

(including any extended or unusual outages that significantly affect current data for flow,

impingement, entrainment, or other factors, including identification of any operating unit

with a capacity utilization of less than 8 percent for each of the previous 5 years and

maintained solely to generate power for emergency purposes), and any major upgrades

completed within the last 15 years, including but not limited to boiler replacement,

condenser replacement, turbine replacement, or changes to fuel type;

 Descriptions of completed, approved, or scheduled uprates and Nuclear Regulatory

Commission relicensing status of each unit at nuclear facilities;

 For processes other than power or steam generation, descriptions of individual production

processes and product lines, operating status including age of each line, seasonal

operation, including any extended or unusual outages that significantly affect current data

for flow, impingement, entrainment, or other factors, any major upgrades completed

within the last 15 years, and plans or schedules for decommissioning or replacement of

process units or production processes and product lines;

 For all manufacturing facilities, descriptions of current and future production schedules;

and

 Descriptions of plans or schedules for any new units planned within the next 5 years.

Additional Application Requirements for Entrainment

The rule requires existing facilities that withdraw more than 125 mgd AIF of water for cooling

purposes to prepare several studies that would fully characterize the extent of entrainment at the

facility These facilities are required to submit to the Director additional application studies

including entrainment characterization study § 122.21(r)(9); comprehensive technical feasibility

and cost evaluation study § 122.21(r)(10); benefits valuation study § 122.21(r)(11); and a nonwater quality environmental and other impacts study § 122.21(r)(12); and peer review of

applicable studies § 122.21(r)(13).
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Entrainment Characterization Study § 122.21(r)(9)

The Entrainment Characterization Study provides data necessary to evaluate entrainment for that

facility. The study will include a minimum of two years of entrainment monitoring. The study

will include an entrainment mortality data collection plan that will indicate, at a minimum, the

specific entrainment monitoring methods, a characterization of all life stages of fish, shellfish,

and any species protected under Federal, State, or Tribal Law (including threatened or

endangered species), and documentation of the current entrainment of all those life stages of fish,

shellfish, and any protected species.

Comprehensive Technical Feasibility and Cost Evaluation Study § 122.21(r)(10)

The facility must perform and submit, in accordance with § 122.21(r)(10), the results of a

comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study that includes:

 An evaluation of technical feasibility of closed-cycle cooling and fine-mesh screens with

a mesh size of 2mm or smaller, reuse of water or alternate sources of cooling water, and

any other entrainment reduction [§ 122(r)(10)(i)(A)-(D)]; and any other entrainment

reduction technologies identified by the facility or requested by the Director [§

122(r)(10)(ii)]; and

 Engineering cost estimates for all technologies in § 122(r)(10)(i) and (ii). These costs

must be presented as both the facility’s compliance costs and the social costs, and in net

present value (NPV) terms and the corresponding annual value.

Benefits Valuation Study § 122.21(r)(11)

The facility must submit a detailed discussion of the magnitude of water quality benefits, both

monetized and non-monetized, of the candidate entrainment mortality reduction technologies

evaluated in § 122.21(r)(10) and using the Entrainment Characterization Study completed in §

122.21(r)(9), including incremental changes in the impingement mortality and entrainment

mortality of fish and shellfish, and monetization of these changes to the extent appropriate and

feasible using the best available scientific, engineering, and economic information. This

information must include but is not limited to:

 Incremental changes in the numbers of fish and shellfish, for all life stages, lost due to

impingement mortality and entrainment as defined in § 125.92;

 Description of basis for any estimates of changes in the stock sizes or harvest levels of

commercial and recreational fish or shellfish species or forage fish species;

 Identification of basis for any monetized or qualitatively assessed values assigned to

changes in commercial and recreational species, forage fish, and shellfish, and to any

other ecosystem or non-use benefits;

 A discussion of mitigation efforts completed prior to the effective date of the final rule

including how long they have been in effect and how effective they have been;

 Identification of other benefits to the environment and local communities, including but

not limited to improvements for mammals, birds, and other organisms and aquatic

habitats and

 Estimates of benefits resulting from any reductions in thermal discharges from

entrainment technologies.
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Non-Water Quality Environmental and Other Impacts Study § 122.21(r)(12)

The facility must submit a detailed site-specific discussion of the changes in non-water quality

factors and other environmental impacts attributed to each technology and operational measure

considered in § 122.21(r)(10), including but not limited to both increases and decreases of each

factor. The study must include the following:

 Estimates of changes to energy consumption, including but not limited to turbine

backpressure energy penalties;

 Estimates of air pollutant emissions and of the human health and environmental impacts

associated with such emissions;

 Estimates of changes in noise;

 A discussion of impacts to safety, including documentation of the potential for plumes,

icing, and availability of emergency cooling water;

 A discussion of facility reliability, including but not limited to facility availability,

production of steam, impacts to production based on process unit heating or cooling, and

reliability due to cooling water availability;

 Significant changes in consumption of water, including a facility-specific comparison of

the evaporative losses of both once-through cooling and closed-cycle recirculating

systems, and documentation of impacts attributable to changes in water consumption; and

 A discussion of all reasonable attempts to mitigate each of these factors;

Peer Review § 122.21(r)(13)

Existing facilities must provide for peer review of the permit application studies required at §

122.21(r)(10) comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study, § 122.21(r)(11)

benefits valuation study, and § 122.21(r)(12) non-water quality environmental and other impacts

study. While facilities that withdraw more than 125 mgd AIF must conduct these studies and

therefore must provide for peer review, facilities that withdraw equal to or less than 125 mgd

AIF may have study requirements including peer review as determined by the Director.

Application Requirements for New Units

New Units at Existing Facilities § 122.21(r)(14)

The rule establishes requirements for a new unit constructed at an existing facility that are

different than the requirements that otherwise apply at an existing facility. New units at existing

facilities choosing to comply with § 125.94(e)(1) must provide an update to the facility’s

previously submitted information that describes the changes to these documents as a result of the

addition of the new unit as described above for parts § 122.21(r)(2)-(5) and applicable provisions

of (r)(6) and (r)(8).

New units at existing facilities will, in most cases, employ closed-cycle cooling and application

materials required under § 122.21(r)(9)-(13) may not be necessary. However, if the facility

chooses to comply with § 125.94(e)(2) then the facility would be required to submit the materials

required under § 122.21(r)(9)-(13).5

5 The estimated number of new units is based on the analysis shown in Chapter 8 of the Technical Development

Document. This analysis estimates the amount of electricity that will be brought online each year, including the

amount that will result from the construction of a new unit. EPA then used a generic assumption as to the size of a
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Annual Reporting Requirements

The rule requires a facility to submit an annual certification statement signed by the responsible

corporate officer [§ 125.97(c)]. This statement will indicate that each technology is being

maintained and operated as set forth in its permit, or a justification to allow modification of the

practices listed in the facility’s most recent annual certification. If the Director has approved

impingement mortality or entrainment mortality compliance alternatives, the statement must

specify whether information submitted in the most recent annual certification is still valid and

appropriate, and it must provide a justification for allowing any modification of the practices

listed in the most recent annual certification. If the Director has approved the impingement

mortality maximum intake velocity compliance alternative and the facility cannot document a

design intake velocity for the intake equal to or less than 0.5 fps, the statement would include

data and information documenting compliance with the maximum allowable intake velocity.

If the information in the previous year’s annual certification is still applicable, the statement

would simply state as such and, along with any applicable data submission requirements

specified in this section, could constitute the annual certification. However, if the organism

density has changed significantly or the facility has substantially modified its operation of any

unit that affects cooling water withdrawals or operation of cooling water intake structures, it

would submit revisions to the information required in the permit application.

Furthermore, existing facilities would be required to prepare and submit an annual report that

details compliance with requirements set by the rule and with any additional provisions specified

within the permit.

Other Reporting Requirements

Existing facilities that establish a compliance schedule under § 125.94(b) must submit status

reports as to the progress of the facility toward meeting the schedule established by the Director.

These reports may include updates on biological monitoring, technology testing results,

construction schedules, or other appropriate topics and serve as milestones for the facility and the

Director to evaluate the progress of the facility in meeting BTA.

Facilities must also report any monitoring, demonstration, and other information required by the

permit sufficient to determine compliance with the permit requirements established under §

125.94, as well as any other monitoring requirements specified in the permit.

Record Keeping Requirements

All operators of existing facilities are required to keep records of the information and data

submitted to the Director. Records are required to be maintained for a period of 5 years from the

date of permit issuance. Each operator is required to maintain records of:

new unit to calculate the estimated number of new units that would come online each year. The number of new

manufacturing units was assumed to be the same number, but was adjusted slightly downward to account for the

smaller proportion of manufacturing facilities (46.8% of the total universe).
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 All data used to complete the permit application and show compliance with the

requirements;

 Any supplemental information developed under § 125.95; and

 Any compliance monitoring data submitted under § 125.96.

4b(ii). Respondent Activities

As mentioned above, respondents include existing facilities, new units at existing facilities and

NPDES permit program Directors. Their information collection activities are described below.

Start-Up Activities

All existing facilities subject to the rule will need to perform start-up activities such as reading

the rule, planning for the implementation of the rule, option selection and facility classification

analysis. As noted above, all existing facilities are required to submit application materials to the

Director as required by the rule.

Permit Application Activities

Activities performed during the permit application process are performed only once during each

ICR period. However, these application activities, if applicable, are repeated again during the

fifth year of the permit cycle as part of the permit renewal process.

As noted above, all existing facilities, including facilities that already employ closed-cycle

cooling, are required to complete and submit information for their permit application: source

water physical data § 122.21(r)(2), cooling water intake structure data § 122.21(r)(3), source

water baseline biological characterization data § 122.21(r)(4), cooling water system data §

122.21(r)(5), intended method of compliance § 122.21(r)(6), entrainment performance studies §

122.21(r)(7); and operational status § 122.21(r)(8).

All existing facilities that withdraw more than 125 mgd AIF of water for cooling purposes must

also submit additional permit application information to fully characterize the extent of

entrainment at the facility. The rule adds the permit application requirements at § 122.21(r)(9)-

(13) to require the facility to prepare several studies, including an Entrainment Characterization

Study. In addition, under the rule, the facility would provide detailed information on the other

factors relevant to the Director’s site-specific BTA determination. These would include

information concerning the technologies available for control of such entrainment, the costs of

controls, the non-water quality impacts of such controls, the monetized and non-monetized

benefits of such controls, and the presence of any threatened and endangered species.

This ICR explains these activities, in terms of the type of information submission they require, in

detail in Section 4(b)(i)(1) above. However, any respondent can engage in preparing basic

information. This includes reading and reviewing instructions and regulatory requirements,

gathering general information, consulting technical and legal officials, reviewing guidance

materials, typing or filling out forms, drafting letters, reviewing applications or other materials,

maintaining records, and mailing completed submissions. Each of these requirements is

described in more detail in Section 6 of this ICR.
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Recurring Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Activities

Monitoring for Impingement Mortality Requirements

Existing facilities subject to the rule may be required to conduct impingement monitoring and

submit the results of the monitoring. There are several types of monitoring: biological, flow, and

velocity. In general, biological monitoring involves collecting data on aquatic organisms trapped

on the outer part of an intake structure or against screening devices during periods of cooling

water withdrawal, to determine the taxa and abundance of impinged organisms. Additionally,

specific monitoring activities may include:

 Collecting samples to monitor impingement rates for each species over a 24-hour period,

no less than once per month when the cooling water intake structure is in operation;

 Enumerating impinged organisms;

 Performing statistical analyses to summarize rates; and

 Maintaining records of impingement monitoring results for at least three years.

Flow monitoring consists of collecting data on the facility’s cooling water withdrawals, typically

on a daily basis. Similarly, velocity monitoring consists of collecting data on a facility’s intake

velocity, typically on a continuous basis to ensure that the velocity does not exceed the 0.5 fps

threshold.

The specific impingement monitoring provisions for existing facilities subject to § 125.94(b)

vary depending on the compliance approach selected by the facility. These specific monitoring

provisions include the following under each compliance approach:

Closed-cycle Cooling

Facilities using a fully closed-cycle cooling system must monitor the intake flow (including

makeup and blowdown, as applicable) daily to verify that the technology is being properly

operated. The facility must also submit a monthly calculation of flow (based on daily flows)

verifying that its withdrawals are commensurate with those of a closed-cycle system.

Additionally, for a new unit at an existing facility, the facility must submit a monthly calculation

of flow (based on daily flows) verifying that its withdrawals for the new unit are commensurate

with those of a closed-cycle system.

Velocity – Design Intake Flow (DIF)

Velocity monitoring is not required under this approach if the facility has documented to the

satisfaction of the Director that that its design through-screen intake velocity cannot exceed 0.5

feet per second.

Velocity – Actual Intake Flow (AIF)

Facilities must monitor the intake velocity daily to demonstrate the intake velocity is consistent

with the requirements of § 125.94(c)(3). The facility must submit monthly reports documenting

the actual intake velocity, based on the daily measurements of flow or velocity at the facility.

Velocity Cap

Facilities using an existing offshore velocity cap must monitor the intake flow daily to verify that

the technology is being properly operated; flows must be commensurate with the design of the
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velocity cap to ensure that adequate horizontal flows are being generated to generate a flight

response in nearby fish. The facility must submit a monthly calculation of flow (based on daily

flows) verifying that its withdrawals are consistent with the expected operating parameters for

the velocity cap.

Modified Traveling Screens and Systems of Technologies

If your facility chooses to comply under § 125.94(c)(5) or (6), there are no monitoring

requirements for impingement mortality once the impingement technology performance

optimization study has been completed and the Director has reviewed and approved of the study

and the permit conditions it creates. There may be monitoring requirements associated with the

permit conditions developed by the Director. However, any potential monitoring activities are

unknown and are not included in this ICR.

Impingement Mortality Performance Standard

Existing facilities complying with this compliance approach would need to perform biological

monitoring and any additional monitoring specified by the Director. The facility must follow the

monitoring frequencies identified in the permit after the initial permit issuance. After that time,

the Director may modify the program based on changes in physical or biological conditions in

the vicinity of the cooling water intake structures. The facility must also submit monthly reports

documenting intake impingement mortality biological measurements and compliance monitoring

data that documents compliance with the requirements of § 125.94(c)(7).

Monitoring for Entrainment Requirements

Entrainment requirements for existing facilities will be established by the Director on a sitespecific basis. As such, any potential entrainment monitoring activities are unknown and are not

included in this ICR.

Under § 125.96(c), new units at existing facilities will be required to conduct compliance

monitoring to demonstrate flow reductions consistent with the requirements of § 125.94(e), or

equivalent impingement and entrainment reductions. In general, the facility must conduct

entrainment monitoring, which involves the collection of data on eggs, larvae, and other plankton

incorporated with cooling water flow (entering and passing through a cooling water intake

structure and into a cooling water system), to determine the taxa and abundance of entrained

organisms.

Visual or Remote Inspections

All existing facilities must conduct visual inspections or employ remote monitoring devices

during the period the cooling water intake structure is in operation. Visual inspections must be

conducted at least weekly to ensure that any design and construction technologies required in §

125.94 are maintained and operated to ensure that they will continue to function as designed.

Alternatively, the facility must inspect via remote monitoring devices to ensure that the

impingement and entrainment technologies are functioning as designed. Specific activities may

include:
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 Visually inspecting all installed technologies or, alternatively, inspecting via remote

monitoring devices to confirm that the impingement and entrainment technologies are

functioning as designed; and

 Maintaining records of operational monitoring results for at least three years.

Annual Certification and Report

Additionally, all facilities subject to the rule are required submit an annual certification statement

and prepare and submit an annual report that details compliance with requirements set by the rule

and with any additional provisions specified within the permit. Reporting and recordkeeping

require:

 Draft the certification statement or letter;

 Compiling biological monitoring records for each cooling water intake structure;

 Compiling velocity and head loss monitoring records for each cooling water intake

structure;

 Compiling records of visual or remote inspections; and

 Maintaining a copy of the report for a period of five years after its submission.

Director Activities

NPDES program Directors ensure the implementation of the rule. The Director should review

materials submitted by the applicant during the initial permit application process and prior to

each renewal period thereafter to determine if there have been any changes in facility operations

or physical and biological attributes of the source waterbody. Any changes should be evaluated

to determine the need for additional or more stringent conditions in the permit.

Section 316(b) requirements are imposed on a facility through an NPDES permit. The Director

must determine, based on the information submitted by the facility in its permit application, the

appropriate requirements and conditions to include in the permit. Specific activities include:

 Analyzing and reviewing facility data;

 Making determinations concerning facilities such as reviewing, approving, and

developing:

o Permit application materials, including waivers of some materials [§ 125.98(a)];

o Permit conditions that implement impingement mortality and entrainment

requirements, including establishing a timeline for compliance and any interim

compliance requirements [§ 125.98(b)];

o Compliance schedules, as appropriate [§ 125.98(c)];

o Supplemental technologies, as appropriate [§ 125.98(d)];

o Determination of whether a facility’s impingement technology performance

optimization study demonstrates optimized performance [§125.98(e)];

o Site-specific entrainment requirements, as appropriate [§ 125.98(f)];

o Documentation indicating that equivalent information to that to be collected under §

122.21(r) has already been collected [§ 125.98(g)];

o Public noticed of the draft permit [§ 125.98(h)];

o Inspections of the facility, as appropriate [§ 125.98(i)]; and
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o Results of monitoring required of facilities for measures to protect threatened and

endangered species [§ 125.98(k)]

 Facility compliance tracking; and

 Record keeping for all reports, documents, and supporting materials submitted by

facilities in fulfillment of their cooling water intake requirements of their NPDES permit.

Once the permit has been issued, the Director would be required to ensure facilities submit their

annual certification statement and required monitoring data and maintain all additional required

paperwork and information. In addition, the Director may at any time inspect the facility for

compliance with any of these requirements.

5. The Information Collected, Agency Activities, Collection, Methodology

and Information Management

The following sections describe EPA activities related to analyzing, maintaining, and distributing

the information collected.

5a. Agency Activities

EPA is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the rule. Implementation of reporting

and monitoring requirements would rely extensively on State governments in those States that

have authorization under CWA Section 402(b) to implement the NPDES permit program. In

States that do not have NPDES permitting authority, EPA is responsible for administering the

program. Under these circumstances, EPA performs the same activities as those outlined for

Directors in Section 4.

EPA typically reviews NPDES permits in the early stages of implementation of new regulations.

As such, EPA assumed that it would perform a detailed review, make comments, and follow up

on comments for the 316(b) portions of State-issued NPDES permits, during the three years

covered by this ICR.

5b. Collection Methodology and Information Management

The rule provides minimum requirements regarding the type of information collected. Directors

of NPDES programs are primarily responsible for determining which collection method and

information management strategy is most appropriate. EPA will maintain some of the

compliance data in its ICIS-NPDES database. ICIS-NPDES is a national computerized

management information system that provides for entry, updating, and retrieval of NPDES data

and tracks permit issuance, permit limits and monitoring data, and other data pertaining to

facilities regulated under NPDES. This technology reduces the burden to the permitting authority

of gathering, analyzing, and reporting national permit and water quality data.

Permitting authorities are responsible for reviewing permit applications, permits, monitoring

reports, and so on to verify the accuracy of the data. Permitting authorities are also responsible

for entering that data into ICIS-NPDES. Authorities have differing approaches for entering the

data into ICIS-NPDES and for checking data quality. This includes the use of coding forms,

direct entry; batch uploads, and so on. Many States have developed State databases that are
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tailored to their needs; interfaces are being developed for uploads directly to ICIS-NPDES from

State systems. Permit data can be accessed by the public in one of three ways:

 Via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by submitting a request to EPA or the State.

 Via an online query using EPA’s Envirofacts Data Warehouse and Applications Web site

at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index.html. Accessing data via Envirofacts provides a

method to combine PCS/ICIS-NPDES data with other EPA databases and mapping tools.

 Via some State Web sites.

5c. Small Entity Flexibility

The applicability requirements in § 125.91 exclude most existing small entities from the rule. As

a result, the rule affects only a small absolute number of facilities owned by small entities,

representing a very small percentage of all facilities owned by small entities in the electric power

industry. EPA estimates that between 37 and 91 small entities own complying facilities in the

electric power industry and six primary manufacturing industries together. In addition, EPA

estimates that 5 small entities own complying facilities in other industries.

EPA considers the information collection and reporting requirements to be the minimum

necessary to ensure that the Section 316(b) goal of “minimizing adverse environmental impact”

is met. Because small entities constitute a very small share of the potentially affected facilities

and because only a small percentage of all small entities in the electric power and manufacturing

sectors are subject to the rule, providing them greater flexibility such as less frequent data

collection and reporting requirements would not have a large effect on the overall burden, but

doing so could have an adverse impact on the effectiveness of the rule. Furthermore, because the

reporting requirements differ by compliance alternative selected, entities of all sizes have the

flexibility to minimize the total compliance costs including the costs and burden of information

collection requirements.

For the rule, EPA conducted analyses required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA)

as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).

See the preamble in the final rule for a summary of these analyses.

5d. Collection Schedule

Federal regulations require permittees to reapply for permits at least every five years, although

the regulations also grant permit writers the authority to impose more frequent reissuance. Most

respondents submit applications every five years. When calculating burden, this ICR assumes

that all permit applicants subject to this rule follow this schedule.

The owner or operator of a facility applying for reissuance of a permit must submit the

information required at § 122.21(r) to the Director no later than 180 days before the current

permit expires. Those facilities that were subject to the section 2004 316(b) Phase II rule were

already collecting some information required at § 122.21(r). EPA expects that those data will be

useful to meet some of the permit application requirements under today’s rule.
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In some cases, required permit application information might have been collected, but reports

might not have been generated or finalized prior to the 2004 Phase II rule’s suspension in 2007.

Further, facilities not subject to Phase II might not have collected this information, e.g., existing

power plants below 50 mgd DIF and existing manufacturers, or might not have collected

information to identify permit operating conditions. In those cases, facilities would have to

initiate new data collection efforts including the two years of biological monitoring. EPA expects

associated studies and reports will take several additional months to complete. For this reason,

EPA has established a provision for application submittal for a permit expiring prior to 45

months after the effective date of the rule, allowing the Director flexibility to waive application

requirements based on a showing by the owner or operator that it could not develop the

information by the time required for submission of the permit application.6The Director would

then establish a schedule for submission of the waived permit application requirements. EPA

notes that the Director has the discretion to require additional studies, monitoring, or an on-site

inspection as part of the permit process.

New units at existing facilities must submit the information required at § 122.21(r) to the

Director no later than 180 days before the planned commencement of cooling water withdrawals

for the operation of the new unit. Because these units are being constructed at a facility that is

already operating, the facility will have already submitted many of the application materials. The

addition of a new unit would require an update of or supplement to application materials that

have already been submitted. New units take significant time and resources to plan, design, and

construct, therefore the rule does not have a provision to waive application requirements based

on a showing by the owner or operator that it could not develop the information by the time

required for submission of the permit application. For subsequent permit renewals, the new unit

would be included in the renewal application for the entire facility and would no longer require a

separate permit application of its own.

EPA is aware that some intake structures withdraw from a manmade lake or reservoir that is

stocked and managed by a State or Federal natural resources agency. In some cases, the

biological characterization of the source water is heavily influenced by the actions of the natural

resources agency. Further, the results of biological monitoring and studies may be made

irrelevant by such actions. Today’s rule gives the Director discretion to waive some or all of the

permit application requirements of § 122.21(r).

In subsequent permit terms, the facility will re-submit the § 122.21(r) application studies

including the two years of biological monitoring. In this manner, the biological characterization

over time is routinely evaluated, i.e., every 5 years under a standard permit cycle. To reduce the

burden of such monitoring and data collection, the rule provides that the owner or operator of a

facility may submit a request to the Director to reduce the information required. The request for

reduced information requirements must be submitted to the Director at least one year before the

6

For this ICR, EPA has assumed that all facilities will begin implementing impingement mortality requirements at

their next permit renewal. This assumption results in 20% of facilities (one-fifth of the universe per year, given a

five year NPDES permit term) will begin to collect information in a given year. This assumption is slightly at odds

with the regulation (which links implementation of impingement mortality requirements for some facilities to the

first permit term that includes entrainment requirements), but EPA is unable to develop a schedule for such a set of

tasks. As a result, the ICR assumes administrative costs will be borne by facilities earlier than they will likely be

realized.
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expiration of the facility’s NPDES permit. In most cases, EPA anticipates the facility would

make any such request prior to conducting their two years of biological monitoring. The Director

may approve such a request if conditions at the facility and in the waterbody remain substantially

unchanged since the previous application. EPA expects the Director would assess the relevant

previously submitted information and determine if it remains representative of current source

water, intake structure, cooling water system, and operating conditions. Accordingly, the

Director may accept or reject any part of the request.

EPA anticipates that 1,068 existing facilities will fall within the scope of the rule during the three

years covered by this ICR. For a detailed presentation of the number of facilities assumed to

comply with the information collection requirements during the three year ICR period, see

Exhibits A.1 and A.2 in Appendix A.

6. Estimating Respondent Burden and Cost of Collection

The following sections present the rationale and assumptions made and results of EPA’s

estimation of burden and costs for the implementation of the rule. Specific data items and

respondent activities were detailed in Section 4b. This ICR covers the first three years after

promulgation of the rule. Additional information collection requirements will occur after this

initial three-year period as (1) existing facilities will continue to submit required application

materials and (2) new units at existing facilities commence operations and are issued permits;

this burden will be counted in a subsequent information collection request. The breakdown of

cost and burden by labor category is provided in Section 6(b).

6a. Estimating Respondent Burden

This section describes the burden estimates for facilities and Directors, as well as the methods

used and assumptions made to derive them.

Facility Burdens

Information collection would require regulated facilities to devote time (i.e., as measured in staff

hours) and resources (e.g., copies of documents and report mailings) to produce the necessary

information. EPA expects that facility employees, including managers, engineers, engineering

technicians, statisticians, economists, biologists, biological technicians, draftsmen, and clerical

staff, will devote time toward gathering, preparing, reviewing and submitting the various

documents. To develop representative profiles of each employee’s relative contribution, EPA

assumed burden estimates that reflect the staffing and expertise typically found in manufacturing

facilities and power generating plants. In doing this, EPA considered the time and qualifications

necessary to complete a variety of tasks: reviewing instructions, planning responses, researching

data sources, gathering and analyzing data, typing or writing the information requested,

reviewing results, conferring with permitting authorities and expert consultants, and sending

documents.

For each activity burden assumption, EPA selected time estimates to reflect the expected effort

necessary to carry out these activities under normal conditions and reasonable labor efficiency

rates. EPA assumed that the majority of the actual work performed by facility staff, such as
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researching, collecting, and analyzing data, as well as writing the documents, will be carried out

by junior technical staff. Burdens associated with managerial and senior engineering staff

include time for actions such as occasional or seasonal visits to supervise sampling efforts, as

well as periodic review of lab results and documentation. EPA assumed that the facilities will

employ a drafter to perform computer aided drafting (CAD) operations. For contracted

employees, EPA assumed that the majority of the work would be carried out by the biologists

and the biological technicians.

Table 2 provides a summary of the hourly burden estimates for facilities performing initial

activities associated with the rule. For a more detailed presentation of hourly burdens for

facilities, see Exhibit A.1 in Appendix A.

The activities listed in the first column of Table 2 correspond to the facility respondent activities

outlined earlier in Sections 4b(i) and (ii). All facilities will be subject to the start-up and permit

application activities listed in Table 2. However, the permit application activities may vary for

some facilities depending on the compliance approach taken. For the other listed activities such

as monitoring, only a subset of facilities is expected to perform them. The set of activities

estimated for each facility is based on EPA’s estimation of compliance costs, as described in the

preamble and Technical Development Document. As part of this process, EPA assigned a

projected compliance approach for each model facility and these projections have been

incorporated into this ICR. For a detailed presentation of the number of facilities performing

each activity, see Exhibits A.5 and A.6 in Appendix A.

Table 2. Average per Facility Burden for each NPDES Permit Application Activity

Activities

Burden

(hrs)

Start-up Activities 33

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG 365

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 759

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD

254

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

872

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 260

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 260

Biological Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) 0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and

manufacturing)

4

Biological Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units 90

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units 20

Biological Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units 90

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units 20

Start-Up Activities

The start-up burdens account for reading the published regulations, and any guidance materials

associated with the rule, determining the required staff and resources necessary to successfully
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complete the requirements, identifying the facility’s classification, and selecting a compliance

option. In year 1 following rule promulgation, EPA assumes that all facilities will begin start-up

activities. These start-up activities are assumed to be mostly performed by facility management

and junior technical staff.

Permit Application Activities

Permit application activities refer to the development, submittal and recordkeeping of the

required elements of the application for reissuance of the NPDES permit.

As part of the permit application process, all existing facilities would gather source water

physical data, cooling water intake structure data, cooling water system data, source water

baseline biological characterization data, intended method of compliance, and operational status

data. EPA anticipates that much of the data required to characterize the waterbody and the

cooling water intake structure has already been gathered by some facilities (i.e., those that were

subject to the 2004 Phase II rule), and that much of the actual facility burden is from deriving the

requested information from this data.

To derive the source water physical data, EPA assumes that junior technical staff would work

with a Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) operator to develop a description of the physical

configuration of the source waterbody where the CWIS is located, including areal dimensions,

depths, and salinity and temperature regimes. The CAD operator would produce scaled drawings

showing the physical configuration of the source waterbody and prepare locational maps of the

waterbody. The junior technical staff would use this information and available data to produce a

report characterizing and documenting the hydrological and geomorphological features of the

source waterbody. Depending on the extent of existing information it may be necessary for some

facilities to conduct physical studies to determine the intake’s area of influence within the

waterbody.

Cooling water intake structure data would be used to develop a report on the operation of the

intake structure. EPA assumes that a CAD operator would assist junior technical staff in

preparing a narrative description of the configuration of the CWIS and its location within the

waterbody and in the water column, including measurements of the latitude and longitude of the

CWIS. In addition, junior technical staff would develop a narrative that describes the operation

of the CWIS, including design flows, daily hours of operation, number of days of the year in

operation, and seasonal changes, if applicable. Management would review and revise this data.

As part of the permit application process, facilities would collect source water baseline biological

characterization data to evaluate the condition of the biological community prior to operation of

the new facility and prior to each permit renewal application. The level of effort needed for the

study may vary considerably from one facility to another, depending on the availability of

existing background information and the characteristics of the waterbody where the CWIS is or

will be located. For the purpose of developing the ICR cost and burden estimates, it is assumed

that facilities will collect two years of data to develop a baseline characterization of the

contributing waterbody’s biological community.
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Junior technical staff would also develop a narrative characterizing the facility’s cooling water

system, which includes a flow distribution and water balance diagram for the facility depicting

all sources of water to the facility, recirculating flows, and discharges. Management would

review and revise this characterization. EPA also anticipates that the junior technical staff would

perform engineering calculations for the source waterbody and CWIS documents. Management

would review and revise these calculations.

The submittal of information on the facility’s intended method of compliance for impingement

mortality would be prepared by junior technical staff and reviewed by management. For facilities

choosing to comply with either § 125.94(c)(5) or (6), additional technical staff would contribute

to developing the impingement technology performance optimization study.

Junior technical staff would also prepare a narrative that includes the following operational status

information: (1) each individual unit’s operating status including age of the unit, capacity

utilization for the previous 5 years and any major upgrades completed in the past 15 years; (2) a

description of completed, approved, or scheduled uprates and NRC (Nuclear Regulatory

Commission) relicensing status for nuclear facilities; (3) a description of plans or schedules for

decommissioning or replacement of units; and (4) a description of current and future production

schedules for manufacturing facilities. Management would review and revise these calculations.

In addition, existing facilities with more than 125 mgd actual intake flow or existing facilities

with new units and a cumulative actual intake flow above 125 mgd would be required as part of

the permit application process to submit additional information to characterize entrainment and

assess the costs and benefits of installing various potential technological and operational controls

[(§ 122.21(r)(9)-(12)]. In the ICR, the burden for peer review activities (under § 122.21(r)(13))

for studies required under § 122.21(r)(10-12) is included in the estimates of burden for those

studies, as opposed to a separate line item.

As noted above, the set of activities estimated for each facility is based on EPA’s estimation of

compliance costs, as described in the preamble and Technical Development Document. As part

of this process, EPA assigned a projected compliance approach for each model facility and these

projections have been incorporated into the hourly burdens for facilities, see Exhibit A.1 in

Appendix A.

Recurring Facility Activities

The recurring activities for most facilities are biological monitoring, flow monitoring, velocity

monitoring, conducting visual or remote inspections and reporting and recordkeeping of this

information. As noted in section 4(b)(ii) above, the monitoring provisions for existing facilities

subject to § 125.94(b) or new units at existing facilities varies depending on the compliance

approach selected by the facility. Biological monitoring is assumed to be performed at one

location on a monthly basis for impingement. Flow must be monitored daily. Velocity must be

monitored daily or at the frequency specified in the NPDES permit. Furthermore, facilities must

conduct visual inspections or employ remote monitoring devices. The facility must conduct

inspections at least weekly or inspect via remote monitoring devices to ensure that impingement

technologies are functioning as designed. The monitoring results are analyzed and summarized

in monthly and annual reports pursuant to § 125.97. EPA assumes that clerical and junior
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technical staff would maintain the monitoring data and reports for the facility record keeping

requirements. For a more detailed presentation of hourly burdens for facilities, see Exhibit A.2 in

Appendix A.

Annual Facility Activities

All facilities would be required to submit an annual certification statement which indicates that

its technology is being maintained and operated as set forth in its original certification or a

justification to allow modification of the practices listed in its initial certification. Along with the

certification statement, all facilities are required to submit an annual report which includes

detailed monitoring information and other information as detailed in their NPDES permit. For a

more detailed presentation of hourly burdens for facilities, see Exhibit A.2 in Appendix A.

Director’s Burden

The rule will require Directors to devote time and resources to review and respond to the NPDES

permit applications; proposal, study and sampling plans; and monitoring and status reports

submitted to them. EPA assumed that all Directors would also undergo start-up activities in

preparation for administering the provisions of the rule. As part of these start-up activities,

Directors are expected to train junior technical staff on how to review materials submitted by

facilities, and then use these materials to determine the specific conditions of each facility’s

NPDES permit with regard to its CWIS. In addition, EPA assumes that senior and junior

technical staff would spend time to study and understand the rule and in planning activities.

Director’s Permit Issuance Activities

EPA expects that State senior technical, junior technical and clerical staff will devote time

toward gathering, preparing, and submitting the various documents. EPA assumed burden

estimates that reflect the staffing and expertise used by States for the NPDES permit

administration process. In doing this, EPA considered the time and qualifications necessary to

complete various tasks such as reviewing submitted documents and supporting materials,

verifying data sources, planning responses, determining specific permit requirements, writing the

actual permit, conferring with facilities and the interested public, and entering the permit

information into the PCS/ICIS database.

Monitoring Conditions

In determining the applicable monitoring requirements, the Director would be required to

consider the facility’s monitoring plan and modify the monitoring program based on changes to

the physical or biological conditions in the vicinity of the cooling water intake structure. The

requirement for modifying the monitoring program may be made during the term of the permit or

when the permit is reissued. EPA assumes that junior technical staff would review the facility’s

monitoring plan and make recommendations for modifying the monitoring program. Senior

technical staff would review and implement the recommendations.
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Record Keeping and Reporting

EPA assumed that clerical and junior technical staff will review the monitoring data and status

report from the facilities regarding record keeping. Senior technical personnel will oversee their

work.

Annual Director Activities

All existing facilities are required to submit an annual report and certification statement to the

Director. EPA assumes that Directors would use these reports to track facility compliance, to

determine compliance with § 125.94 and to comply with § 125.98(k).

Table 3 provides a summary of the hourly burden estimates for state Directors performing

various activities associated with the rule during the first three years of this ICR. For a more

detailed presentation of State Director hourly burdens, see Exhibit A.3 (state) in Appendix A.

Table 3. Average State Director Burden for Activities

Activities

Burden

(hrs)

Director Start-up Activities 100

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG 0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD

0

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 0

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 11

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 11

Director Annual Activities 3

6b. Estimating Respondent Costs

This section describes cost estimates for facilities and Directors, as well as the methods used to

derive them.

6b(i). Estimating Labor Costs

The costs to the respondent facilities associated with the ICR activities can be estimated by

multiplying the time spent in each labor category by an appropriately loaded hourly wage rate.

All base wage rates used for facility labor categories were derived from the Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012–2013. These reported labor rates were

based on data from the year 2010 and are adjusted for inflation. Inflation factor was derived from

the BLS Employment Cost Index and was used to adjust the Occupational Outlook Handbook

labor rates to reflect labor rates for May of 2011.

A compensatory loading factor of 49 percent was used to account for any paid leave,

supplemental pay, insurance, retirement and savings, and required and nonrequired benefits
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received by employees (Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, Table 6. Employer costs

per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:

Private industry workers, by major industry group, December 2012). EPA assumed an additional

loading factor of 15 percent to account for general overhead costs directly attributable to facility

employees performing work in support of the permit process. Expenses for contracted employees

typically include higher overhead costs, as well as a fee to ensure profit for the contracting

company. EPA assumes that the overhead for the contracted employees will be 64 percent, and

the fee will be 8 percent.

To represent the base labor rate for facility management, EPA used the average national salary

for an engineering manager of $119,260 per year. This figure was divided by 2,080 hours to

derive the hourly managerial wage rate of approximately $57.34 per hour. After adjusting this

rate for inflation, compensation, and overhead, the rate is approximately $96 per hour. The

median annual salary of $50,110 for a mechanical engineering technician was used to represent

the base labor rate for junior technical staff. After determining the hourly wage rate and adjusting

for inflation and other factors, this labor rate was approximately $40 per hour. The median

annual salary for a drafter performing CAD work was reported to be $47,880, and, after

adjusting and loading the rate, it is approximately $38 per hour. The reported average annual

salary for clerical workers was $29,990, and the fully adjusted and loaded hourly rate is

approximately $24 per hour. For economist, the mean hourly rate reported was $43 for a fully

adjusted and loaded hourly rate of approximately $72 per hour.

To represent the base labor rate for a contracted manager of monitoring work done on-site, EPA

used the average national salary for a natural sciences manager of $116,020 per year with a fully

loaded rate of $98 per hour. The median annual salary for a statistician was $72,830 per year

with an adjusted hourly rate of approximately $59 per hour. Biologists and biological technicians

had an average hourly pay of $45.39 and $30.84 and a fully loaded rate of $46 and $31,

respectively.

Director’s Labor Costs

For Director costs, all the base labor rates and compensation factors were derived from published

employment cost trends for State and local government workers for the third quarter of 2009

(BLS Employment Cost Trends, September 2009). These labor rates were adjusted to reflect labor

rates for May of 2011 (BLS Employment Cost Index). EPA chose the BLS labor category of

white-collar professional specialist to represent the senior administrative and technical staff that

will oversee and manage the NPDES permit program. The base hourly rate for this category was

approximately $29 per hour, and, after adjusting for compensation and inflation, it is

approximately $64 per hour.

Similarly, EPA chose the BLS labor category of white-collar professional technical to represent

the junior technical staff that EPA expects to perform the majority of the actual NPDES

permitting work. The reported base pay for this category was approximately $18 per hour, which

becomes approximately $38 per hour after being adjusted for compensation, overhead, and

inflation. The hourly wage for State government clerical workers was $13 per hour before

adjustment and approximately $30 afterward.
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6b(ii). Estimating Capital and Operation and Maintenance Costs

A facility incurs capital/start-up costs when it purchases equipment or builds structures that are

needed for compliance with the rule’s reporting and record keeping requirements and that the

facility would not use otherwise. A facility incurs operation and maintenance (O&M) costs when

it uses services, materials, or supplies that are needed to comply with the rule’s reporting and

record keeping requirements and that the facility would not use otherwise. Any costs for the

operation and upkeep of capital equipment are considered O&M costs. Another type of O&M

cost is for the purchase of contracted services, such as laboratory analyses. The purchase of

supplies such as filing cabinets and services such as photocopying or boat rental are also

considered O&M costs and are referred to as other direct costs (ODCs).

In general, the labor costs and O&M costs reported in this analysis are assumed to represent

typical average national cost estimates that are likely to be incurred by existing facilities and by

permitting authorities. EPA attempted to take into account various factors such as decreases in

labor efficiency that occur during extreme climate conditions, equipment down time, and the

occasional sample that might need to be replaced because it was lost or spoiled during transport.

Table 4 provides a summary of facility-level average labor costs, capital costs, and O&M costs

over the 3-year ICR period. For a more detailed presentation of all compliance costs for

facilities, see Exhibits A.1 and A.2 in Appendix A.

Table 4. Average per Facility Burden and Costs for each NPDES Permit Renewal Activity

Activities Burden

(hrs)

Labor Cost

(2011$)

Capital

(2011$)

O&M (2011$)

Start-up Activities 33 $2,424 $0 $100

Permit Application Activities for power

plants with DIF≥50 MG

365 $16,596 $0 $2,399

Permit Application Activities for power

plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125

MGD

759 $33,535 $0 $12,985

Permit Application Activities for power

plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD

and manufacturers > 2 MGD

254 $12,093 $0 $1,373

Permit Application Activities for power

plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD

and manufacturers > 2 MGD w/

AIF>125 MGD

872 $38,508 $0 $14,865

Permit Application Activities for New

Generating Units

260 $14,244 $0 $500

Permit Application Activities for New

Manufacturing Units

260 $14,244 $0 $500

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing

Facilities (power plants and

manufacturing)

0 $0 $0 $0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping

- Existing Facilities (power plants and

manufacturing)

4 $240 $0 $2,240

Compliance Monitoring - New

Generating Units

90 $4,080 $0 $5,080

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping

- New Generating Units

20 $1,456 $0 $3,456
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Compliance Monitoring - New

Manufacturing Units

90 $4,080 $0 $5,080

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping

- New Manufacturing Units

20 $1,456 $0 $3,456

Director’s O&M Costs

EPA does not anticipate any O&M costs other than ODCs for state Directors as a result of the

rule. Table 5 provides estimates of average state Director Labor costs and ODCs. For a more

detailed explanation of State Director costs, see Exhibit A.3 in Appendix A.

Table 5. Average State Director Burden and Costs for Activities

Activities Burden

(hrs)

Labor

Cost

(2011$)

O&M

(2011$)

Director Start-up Activities 100 $4,840 $200

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50

MG

0 $0 $500

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50

MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

0 $0 $500

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2

MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD

0 $0 $500

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2

MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

0 $0 $500

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 11 $457 $500

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 11 $457 $500

Director Annual Activities 3 $104 $500

6c. Estimating Agency Burden and Costs

As mentioned previously, 46 States and the Virgin Islands are authorized to administer the

NPDES permitting program. For in-scope facilities applying for reissued permits in the 10

unauthorized States and Territories, EPA will incur costs and burdens similar to those incurred

by States with permitting authority.

6d. Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

During the 3 years covered by this ICR (which correspond to years 1–3 after rule promulgation),

there are an estimated 1,068 facilities along with 47 States that the rule could affect. The rule

would require each respondent to comply with one or more provisions. In turn, each provision

has numerous activities associated with it. Exhibits A.5 and A.6 in Appendix A provide an

estimate of the number of respondents and responses expected for each provision of the rule

during each year of the ICR approval period. The annual estimates are based on the compliance

schedule used to estimate the cost of the final rule. In addition, Exhibits A.7 to A.10 provide a

summary of the respondent burdens and costs for each year of the ICR period. These estimates

were calculated by multiplying facility and state Director level burden and cost estimates in

Exhibits A.1-A.3 by the number of respondents performing each activity in Exhibit A.5 (see

Appendix A).
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6e. Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs Tables

This section provides a description of bottom line data collection and record keeping burden and

cost estimates for implementation of the rule.

6e(i). Respondent Tally

The bottom line burden hours and costs for facilities and Directors are the total annual hours and

costs collectively incurred for all activities during the ICR period. Table 6 provides a summary

of the average annual number of respondents, burden hours, and costs. A more detailed summary

can be found in Exhibit A.11 in Appendix A.

Table 6. Summary of Average Annual Respondents, Burden, and Costs for Facilities and State

Directors for the ICR Period

Average

Annual

Respondents

Average

Annual

Burden

(hours)

Average

Annual

Labor Costs

(2011$)

Average

Annual

Capital and

O&M Costs

(2011$)

Total Annual

Costs

(2011$)

Facilities 1068 627,666 $28,900,240 $8,004,274 $36,904,514

State Directors 47 6,930 $299,247 $521,633 $820,880

Totals 1115 634,596 $29,199,487 $8,525,907 $37,725,394

6e(ii). Agency Tally

The bottom line burden hours and costs for the Federal agency are the total annual hours and

costs collectively incurred for all activities during the ICR period. Table 7 provides a summary

of the average annual agency burden hours and costs. A more detailed summary can be found in

Exhibit A.11 in Appendix A.

Table 7. Summary of Average Annual Agency Burden and Costs for the ICR Period

Average

Annual

Burden

(hours)

Average

Annual

Labor

Costs

(2011$)

Average

Annual

Capital

and O&M

Costs

(2011$)

Total

Annual

Costs

(2011$)

Agency Totals 178 $7,645 $14,567 $22,212

6f. Reasons for Change in Burden

The current burden approved by OMB for the existing ICR is 1,023,521. That is 388,925 (38%)

more hours than are being requested in this draft ICR. This decrease is due to changes in

program requirements. The currently approved ICR is for electric generators with a DIF of at

least 50 mgd and that were subject to the 2004 Phase II rule. Many of these facilities have

already met most of the new data collection requirements of the revised rule. Newly affected

facilities have significantly fewer comprehensive requirements for data collection than was

required under the Phase II rule, such as less frequent biological data collection. Further, while
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the overall universe of affected facilities has increased, more facilities in the affected universe

already meet the requirements of the revised rule. The change in burden results from final

regulatory changes that require information collection and record keeping activities.

6g. Burden Statement

The annual average reporting and record keeping burden for the collection of information by

facilities responding to the rule is estimated to be 588 hours per respondent (i.e., an annual

average of 627,666 hours of burden divided among an anticipated annual average of 1,068

facilities). The state Director reporting and record keeping burden for the review, oversight, and

administration of the rule is estimated to average 147 hours per respondent (i.e., an annual

average of 6,930 hours of burden divided among an anticipated 47 States per year).

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate,

maintain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and use technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining

information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with

any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to

a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise disclose information. An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays

a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for EPA’s regulations are

listed at 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

To comment on EPA’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates,

and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated

collection techniques, the Agency has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID

No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0667, which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket in the

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW,

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading

Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. An

electronic version of the public docket is available through the Federal Docket Management

System (FDMS) at http://www.regulations.gov/. Use FDMS to submit or view public comments,

to access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access documents in the

public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the docket ID number

identified above. You can also send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503,

Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-

0667 and OMB control number 2040-0257 in any correspondence.
APPENDIX A

Respondent Burden and Cost Analysis

for

Information Collection Requirements of the Cooling

Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities (Final

Rule)

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Exhibit A.1

Facility Cost and Burden Estimates for NPDES Permit Application Activities

Exhibit A.1a

Start-up Activities

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Read and Understand Rule 1066 2 2 1070 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 $1,656 $0 $0 26,750 $1,771,920

Option Selection/Facility Classification 1066 2 2 1070 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 $768 $0 $0 8,560 $821,760

Totals 1066 2 2 1070 20 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 $2,424 $0 $0 $100 $2,524 35,310 $2,700,680

Exhibit A.1b

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Source water physical data (r2) 0 89 89 178 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 $280 $0 $0 1,068 $49,840

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 0 89 89 178 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 $280 $0 $0 1,068 $49,840

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 0 89 178 267 8 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 5 73 $3,528 $0 $0 19,491 $941,976

Additional entrainment studies (r4) 0 89 89 178 5 0 25 0 5 10 0 0 3 48 $2,502 $0 $0 8,544 $445,356

Cooling water system data (r5) 0 89 89 178 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 $280 $0 $0 1,068 $49,840

Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 0 3 3 6 40 0 60 8 8 0 0 0 4 120 $7,424 $0 $0 720 $44,544

Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 2 62 $3,568 $0 $0 - $0

Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 0 9 9 18 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 72 $4,896

Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 0 12 12 24 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 96 $6,528

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 0 24 24 48 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 192 $13,056

Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 0 51 102 153 80 0 24 0 200 1,200 24 1,200 24 2752 $122,632 $0 $0 $16,457 421,056 $18,762,696

Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 8 $544

Entrainment performance studies (r7) 0 89 89 178 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 2 62 $3,568 $0 $0 11,036 $635,104

Documentation of operational status (r8) 0 89 89 178 10 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 $1,784 $0 $0 5,518 $317,552

Recordkeeping 442 442 442 1326 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 $516 $0 $0 $500 14,586 $684,216

Totals 442 442 442 1326 365 $16,596 $0 $0 $2,399 $18,995 484,523 $25,186,909

Exhibit A.1c

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Entrainment characterization study (r9) 0 71 142 213 200 0 340 40 182 1344 20 1568 36 3730 $164,632 $0 $0 $62,250 794,490 $35,066,616

Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 0 0 0 0 100 100 300 200 300 0 100 0 20 1120 $72,180 $0 $0 $500 - $0

Benefits valuation study (r11) 0 0 0 0 100 200 200 0 300 150 150 0 20 1120 $77,630 $0 $0 $500 - $0

Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 0 0 0 0 100 0 250 100 300 250 200 0 20 1220 $76,580 $0 $0 $500 - $0

Recordkeeping 354 354 354 1062 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 $516 $0 $0 $500 11,682 $547,992

Totals 354 354 354 1062 759 $33,535 $0 $0 $12,985 $46,521 806,172 $49,404,773

Exhibit A.1d

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Source water physical data (r2) 0 125 125 250 2 0 16 40 0 0 0 0 0 58 $2,352 $0 $0 14,500 $588,000

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 0 125 125 250 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 3,750 $174,000

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 0 125 250 375 80 0 160 20 0 40 0 0 25 325 $17,280 $0 $0 121,875 $6,480,000

Additional entrainment studies (r4) 0 125 125 250 5 0 25 0 5 10 0 0 3 48 $2,502 $0 $0 12,000 $625,500

Cooling water system data (r5) 0 125 125 250 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 3,750 $174,000

Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 0 2 2 4 40 0 60 8 8 0 0 0 4 120 $7,424 $0 $0 480 $29,696

Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 0 36 36 72 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 288 $19,584

Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 0 21 21 42 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 168 $11,424

Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 - $0

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 0 39 39 78 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 312 $21,216

Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 0 33 66 99 80 0 24 0 200 1,200 24 1,200 24 2752 $122,632 $0 $0 $16,457 272,448 $12,140,568

Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 - $0

Entrainment performance studies (r7) 0 125 125 250 20 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 2 62 $3,568 $0 $0 15,500 $892,000

Documentation of operational status (r8) 0 125 125 250 10 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 $1,784 $0 $0 7,750 $446,000

Recordkeeping 622 622 622 1866 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 $516 $0 $0 $500 20,526 $962,856

Totals 622 622 622 1866 254 $12,093 $0 $0 $1,373 $13,466 473,347 $25,127,087

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility Total Cost

Per Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost Laboratory

Analysis ODCs*

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Facility

Total Cost

Per Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Laboratory

Analysis ODCs* Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Facility

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Laboratory

Analysis ODCs*

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility Total Cost

Per Facility

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Laboratory

Analysis ODCs*

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility Total Cost

Per Facility

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Facility
Exhibit A.1e

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Entrainment characterization study (r9) 0 6 12 18 200 0 340 40 182 1344 20 1568 36 3730 $164,632 $0 $0 $62,250 67,140 $2,963,376

Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 0 0 0 0 100 100 300 200 300 0 100 0 20 1120 $72,180 $0 $0 $500 - $0

Benefits valuation study (r11) 0 0 0 0 100 200 200 0 300 150 150 0 20 1120 $77,630 $0 $0 $500 - $0

Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 0 0 0 0 100 0 250 100 300 250 200 0 20 1220 $76,580 $0 $0 $500 - $0

Recordkeeping 26 26 26 78 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 $516 $0 $0 $500 858 $40,248

Totals 26 26 26 78 872 $38,508 $0 $0 $14,865 $53,373 67,998 $4,163,117

Exhibit A.1f

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 3 4 0 12 4 0 0 0 0 2 22 $1,064 $0 $0 66 $3,192

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 45 $2,088

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 3 8 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 2 58 $2,880 $0 $0 174 $8,640

Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 45 $2,088

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 3 40 0 60 8 8 0 0 0 4 120 $7,424 $0 $0 360 $22,272

Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 0 80 0 120 16 16 0 0 0 8 240 $14,848 $0 $0 - $0

Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 45 $2,088

Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 12 $816

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 $516 $0 $0 $500 33 $1,548

Totals 1 1 1 3 260 $14,244 $0 $0 $500 $14,744 780 $44,232

Exhibit A.1g

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units

Facility

Manager Economist

Junior

Technical

CAD

Operator

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $72 $40 $38 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Activity B C D E F C+D+E+F A*B A*(C+D)

Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 3 4 0 12 4 0 0 0 0 2 22 $1,064 $0 $0 66 $3,192

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 45 $2,088

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 3 8 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 2 58 $2,880 $0 $0 174 $8,640

Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 45 $2,088

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 3 40 0 60 8 8 0 0 0 4 120 $7,424 $0 $0 360 $22,272

Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 0 80 0 120 16 16 0 0 0 8 240 $14,848 $0 $0 - $0

Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 15 $696 $0 $0 45 $2,088

Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $272 $0 $0 12 $816

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 3 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 $516 $0 $0 $500 33 $1,548

Totals 1 1 1 3 260 $14,244 $0 $0 $500 $14,744 780 $44,232

Total Burden and Costs for All NPDES Application Activities

Totals 1,868,910 $106,671,030

* The ODC estimate was not estimated for each activity, but rather as a lump sum for each provision of the rule.

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Laboratory

Analysis ODCs*

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Facility

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility Total Cost

Per Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility Total Cost

Per Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost Laboratory

Analysis ODCs*

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Facility

Capital Cost

per Facility

O&M Cost per Facility Total Cost

Per Facility

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost Laboratory

Analysis ODCs* Facilities (Respondents)

Burden Per

Facility

Labor Cost per

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Facility
Exhibit A.2

Facility Cost and Burden Estimates for Annual Activities

Exhibit A.2a

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing)

Facility

Manager

Junior

Technical

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $40 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Laboratory

Analyses ODCs*

Activity B C D E C+D+E A*B A*(C+D)

Site specific EM req. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 - $0

CCRS flow monitoring (125.94(c)(1)) 0 0 0 0 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $500 $4,580 - $0

Daily flow/velocity monitoring (125.94(c)(2) and (3)) 0 0 0 0 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $500 $4,580 - $0

Velocity cap flow monitoring (125.94(c)(4)) 0 0 0 0 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $500 $4,580 - $0

IM performance standard monitoring (125.94(c)(7)) 0 0 0 0 80 24 200 1,200 24 1,200 24 2752 $122,632 $14,404 $137,036 - $0

More stringent requirements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 - $0

Visal or remote inspections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 0 110 249 200 1200 24 1200 39 - $0 $0 $0 $0 - $0

Exhibit A.2b

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing)

Facility

Manager

Junior

Technical

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $40 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Laboratory

Analyses ODCs*

Activity B C D E C+D+E A*B A*(C+D)

Demonstrate compliance w/ EM req. would result in a conflict with a safety

requirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 - $0

CCRS reporting on flow monitoring (125.94(c)(1)) 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 12 36 $2,160 - $0

Monthly report of daily flow/velocity monitoring (125.94(c)(2) and (3)) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 12 16 $448 - $0

Velocity cap reporting (125.94(c)(4)) 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 12 36 $2,160 - $0

Streamlined and combination options (quarterly report, final report) (125.94(c)(5)

and (6)) 0 0 0 0 10 16 20 0 0 0 4 50 $3,656 - $0

Monthly reports of IM performance standard monitoring (125.94(c)(7)) 0 0 0 0 40 16 0 16 8 0 16 96 $6,072 - $0

More stringent requirements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 - $0

Annual Certification and Report 1064 1064 1064 1,064 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 $240 12,768 $766,080

Totals 1064 1064 1064 1,064 68 52 36 16 8 0 58 4 $240 $0 $1,000 $1,240 12,768 $3,958,080

Exhibit A.2c

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units

Facility

Manager

Junior

Technical

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $40 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Laboratory

Analyses ODCs*

Activity B C D E C+D+E A*B A*(C+D)

Daily flow monitoring - closed cycle 1 2 3 3 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $500 540 $24,480

Totals 1 2 3 3 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $0 $500 $4,580 540 $27,480

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Totals Per Facility for the ICR Approval Period Total for All Facilities in the ICR

Approval Period

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Burden

(hrs) Labor Cost

O & M Costs

Total Costs** Burden (hrs.) Total Cost ($)

Burden (hrs.) Total Cost ($)

A Level of Effort (hrs)

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Totals Per Facility for the ICR Approval Period Total for All Facilities in the ICR

Approval Period

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Burden

(hrs) Labor Cost

O & M Costs

Total Costs**

Facilities (Respondents)

Totals Per Facility for the ICR Approval Period Total for All Facilities in the ICR

Approval Period

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Burden

(hrs) Labor Cost

O & M Costs

Total Costs** Burden (hrs.) Total Cost ($)
Exhibit A.2d

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units

Facility

Manager

Junior

Technical

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $40 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Laboratory

Analyses ODCs*

Activity B C D E C+D+E A*B A*(C+D)

Monthly reports of compliance monitoring for each intake--IM 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 12 36 $2,160 - $0

Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system 1 2 3 3 4 6 8 0 0 0 2 20 $1,456 120 $8,736

Totals 1 2 3 3 8 8 8 0 0 0 12 20 $1,456 $0 $1,000 $2,456 120 $14,736

Exhibit A.2e

Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units

Facility

Manager

Junior

Technical

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $40 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Laboratory

Analyses ODCs*

Activity B C D E C+D+E A*B A*(C+D)

Daily flow monitoring - closed cycle 1 2 3 3 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $500 540 $24,480

Totals 1 2 3 3 10 75 0 0 0 0 5 90 $4,080 $0 $500 $4,580 540 $27,480

Exhibit A.2f

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units

Facility

Manager

Junior

Technical

Contracted

Manager Biologist Statistician

Biological

Technician Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $96 $40 $98 $46 $59 $31 $24

Laboratory

Analyses ODCs*

Activity B C D E C+D+E A*B A*(C+D)

Monthly reports of compliance monitoring for each intake--IM 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 12 36 $2,160 - $0

Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system 1 2 3 3 4 6 8 0 0 0 2 20 $1,456 120 $8,736

Totals 1 2 3 3 8 8 8 0 0 0 12 20 $1,456 $0 $1,000 $2,456 120 $14,736

Total Burden and Cost for All Annual Activities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total

Totals 14,088 $4,042,512

A Level of Effort (hrs)

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Totals Per Facility for the ICR Approval Period Total for All Facilities in the ICR

Approval Period

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Burden

(hrs) Labor Cost

O & M Costs

Total Costs** Burden (hrs.) Total Cost ($)

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Facilities (Respondents)

Totals Per Facility for the ICR Approval Period Total for All Facilities in the ICR

Approval Period

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Burden

(hrs) Labor Cost

O & M Costs

Total Costs** Burden (hrs.) Total Cost ($)

Facilities (Respondents)

Totals Per Facility for the ICR Approval Period Total for All Facilities in the ICR

Approval Period

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate Burden

(hrs) Labor Cost

O & M Costs

Total Costs** Burden (hrs.) Total Cost ($)

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Cost ($) Facilities (Respondents)
Exhibit A.3

Director Burden and Cost Estimates for Activities

Exhibit A.3a

Director Start-up Activities

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Read and Understand Rule 47 - - 47 12 12 0 24 $1,224 1,128 $57,528

Mobilization/Planning 47 - - 47 24 16 0 40 $2,144 1,880 $100,768

Training 47 - - 47 4 32 0 36 $1,472 1,692 $69,184

Totals 47 - - 47 40 60 0 100 $4,840 $200 $5,040 4,700 $236,880

Exhibit A.3b

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Additional entrainment studies (r4) - - - - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Cooling water system data (r5) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) - - - - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Entrainment performance studies (r7) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Recordkeeping - - - - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals - - - - 40 122 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.3c

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Entrainment characterization study (r9) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Benefits valuation study (r11) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Recordkeeping - - - - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals - - - - 42 128 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Directors (Responses)

Directors (Responses)

Directors (Responses)

A

A

A

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Burden Per

Response

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Level of Effort (hrs)

Total Initial Cost Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost*

Total Burden

(hrs.)

Burden Per

Response

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director** Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Burden Per

Director

Labor Cost

per Director

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**
Exhibit A.3d

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Additional entrainment studies (r4) - - - - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Cooling water system data (r5) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) - - - - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Entrainment performance studies (r7) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Recordkeeping - - - - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals - - - - 40 122 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.3e

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Entrainment characterization study (r9) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Benefits valuation study (r11) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) - - - - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Recordkeeping - - - - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals - - - - 42 128 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.3f

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 8 0 10 $432 30 $1,296

Review Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 3 10 30 0 40 $1,780 120 $5,340

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 3 2 8 4 14 $552 42 $1,656

Totals 8 8 8 24 20 64 4 11 $457 $500 $957 252 $12,462

Directors (Responses)

Directors (Responses)

Directors (Responses)

A

A

A

Level of Effort (hrs)

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Burden Per

Response

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Burden Per

Response

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Burden Per

Response

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate
Exhibit A.3g

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 3 2 8 0 10 $432 30 $1,296

Review Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 4 $178 12 $534

Review Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 3 10 30 0 40 $1,780 120 $5,340

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 3 2 8 4 14 $552 42 $1,656

Totals 8 8 8 24 20 64 4 11 $457 $500 $957 252 $12,462

Exhibit A.3h

Director Annual Activities

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - Existing Units - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Annual Certification Statement and Report - Existing Units 1,035 1,035 1,035 3,105 1 3 0 4 $178 12,420 $552,690

Recodkeeping - Existing Units 1,035 1,035 1,035 3,105 0 0 1 1 $30 3,105 $93,150

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - New Generating Units - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system- New Generating Units 1 2 3 6 1 3 0 4 $178 24 $1,068

Recodkeeping - New Generating Units 1 2 3 6 0 0 1 1 $30 6 $180

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - New Manufacturing Units - - - - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 6 1 3 0 4 $178 24 $1,068

Recodkeeping - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 6 0 0 1 1 $30 6 $180

Totals 2,074 2,078 2,082 6,234 6 18 3 3 $104 $500 $604 15,585 $2,200,836

Total Burden and Cost for All Director Activities

Totals 20,789 $2,462,640

** There were no estimated Captial costs for any acitivities performed by directors.

Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Directors (Responses) Burden Per

Response

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Level of Effort (hrs)

Directors (Responses)

A

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Total Burden

(hrs.)

* The O&M costs incurred by directors are all ODCs. The ODC estimate was not estimated for each activity, but rather as a lump sum for each provision of the rule.

Total Burden

(hrs.) Total Initial Cost
Exhibit A.4

Federal Director Burden and Cost Estimates for Activities

Exhibit A.4a

Federal Director Start-up Activities

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Read and Understand Rule 1 0 0 1 12 12 0 24 $1,224 24 $1,224

Mobilization/Planning 1 0 0 1 24 16 0 40 $2,144 40 $2,144

Training 1 0 0 1 4 32 0 36 $1,472 36 $1,472

Totals 3 0 0 1 40 60 0 100 $4,840 $200 $5,040 100 $5,040

Exhibit A.4b

Federal Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Additional entrainment studies (r4) 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Cooling water system data (r5) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Entrainment performance studies (r7) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 - 40 122 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.4c

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Entrainment characterization study (r9) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Benefits valuation study (r11) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 - 42 128 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Directors (Responses)

A

Directors (Responses)

A

Directors (Responses)

A

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Total Initial Cost Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Total Initial Cost*

Burden Per

Director

Labor Cost

per

Director

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total

Burden

(hrs.)
Exhibit A.4d

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Additional entrainment studies (r4) 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Cooling water system data (r5) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 - 4 12 0 16 $712 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Entrainment performance studies (r7) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 - 40 122 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.4e

Federal Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Entrainment characterization study (r9) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Benefits valuation study (r11) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Review Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 - 42 128 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.4f

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 10 $432 - $0

Review Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r14) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 - 20 64 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Directors (Responses)

A

Directors (Responses)

A

Directors (Responses)

A

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Level of Effort (hrs)

Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Level of Effort (hrs)

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate
Exhibit A.4g

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Review Source water physical data (r2) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 10 $432 - $0

Review Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Select compliance option (r14) 0 0 0 - 10 30 0 40 $1,780 - $0

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 14 $552 - $0

Totals 0 0 0 - 20 64 4 - $0 $500 $500 - $0

Exhibit A.4h

Federal Director Annual Activities

Senior

Technical

Junior

Technical Clerical

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total $64 $38 $30

Activity B C D C+D A*B A*(C+D)

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Annual Certification Statement and Report 29 29 29 87 1 3 0 4 $178 348 $15,486

Recordkeeping 29 29 29 87 0 0 1 1 $30 87 $2,610

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - New Generating Units 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system- New Generating Units 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Recordkeeping - New Generating Units 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 $30 - $0

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - New Manufacturing Units 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Review Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system - New Manufacturing Units 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 4 $178 - $0

Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 1 $30 - $0

Totals 58 58 58 174 6 18 3 3 $104 $500 $604 435 $61,596

Total Burden and Cost for All Federal Director Activities

Totals 535 $66,636.00

** There were no estimated Captial costs for any acitivities performed by Federal Directors.

Total

Burden Total Initial Cost

* The O&M costs incurred by Federal Directors are all ODCs. The ODC estimate was not estimated for each activity, but rather as a lump sum for each provision of the rule.

Level of Effort (hrs)

Directors (Responses)

A

Directors (Responses) Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate per Permit

A Level of Effort (hrs)

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Total Initial Cost* Assumed Loaded Hourly Rate

Burden Per

Permit

Labor Cost

per Permit

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

O&M

Costs*

Total Cost

Per

Director**

Total

Burden

(hrs.)

Total Initial Cost*
Exhibit A.5

Respondents for the ICR Period Year by Year by Activity

Facilities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Annual

Average1

Start-up Activities 1,066 2 2 357

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG 442 442 442 442

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 354 354 354 354

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD 622 622 622 622

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 26 26 26 26

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 1 1 1 1

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 1 1 1 1

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) 0 0 0 0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) 1,064 1,064 1,064 1,064

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units 1 2 3 2

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units 1 2 3 2

Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 2

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 2

Respondents 1,066 1,068 1,070 1,068

State Directors

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Annual

Average2

Director Start-up Activities 47 0 0 16

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG 47 47 47 47

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 47 47 47 47

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD 47 47 47 47

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 47 47 47 47

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 47 47 47 47

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 47 47 47 47

Director Annual Activities 47 47 47 47

Respondents 47 47 47 47

Sum for Facilities and Directors

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Annual

Average

Facilities 1,066 1,068 1,070 1,068

State Directors 47 47 47 47

Yearly Total 1,113 1,115 1,117 1,115

[2] Each Director is one respondent.

[1] Each facility is one respondent. One respondent may be involved in more than one activity; however, in order to avoid double-counting, the maximum number of

respondents expected to be involved in the rule activities annually is assumed to be the number of respondents for that year.
Exhibit A.6

Responses for the ICR Period Year by Year by Activity

Facilities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Annual

Average

Start-up Activities 2,132 4 4 713

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG 442 1,165 1,305 971

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 354 425 496 425

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers >

2 MGD 622 1,628 1,786 1,345

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers >

2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 26 32 38 32

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 8 8 8 8

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 8 8 8 8

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) 0 0 0 0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) 1,064 1,064 1,064 1,064

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units 1 2 3 2

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units 1 2 3 2

Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 2

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 2

Responses 4,660 4,342 4,721 4,574

State Directors

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Annual

Average

Director Start-up Activities 47 0 0 16

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units 8 8 8 8

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units 8 8 8 8

Director Annual Activities 2074 2078 2082 2,078

Responses 2,137 2,094 2,098 2,110

Sum for Facilities and Directors

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Annual

Average

Facilities 4,660 4,342 4,721 4,574

State Directors 2,137 2,094 2,098 2,110

Yearly Total 6,797 6,436 6,819 6,684
Exhibit A.7

Hourly Burden for the ICR Period Year by Year for Facilities

Facility Activities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

NPDES Permit Application Activities

Start-up Activities A1a 35,178 66 66 11,770

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A1b 4,862 166,406 313,255 161,508

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A1c 3,894 268,724 533,554 268,724

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD A1d 6,842 167,532 298,973 157,782

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and A1e 286 22,666 45,046 22,666

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A1f 260 260 260 260

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A1g 260 260 260 260

NPDES Permit Application Activities Total 51,582 625,914 1,191,414 622,970

Annual Activities

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) A2a - - - -

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and A2b 4,256 4,256 4,256 4,256

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units A2c 90 180 270 180

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units A2d 20 40 60 40

Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units A2e 90 180 270 180

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units A2f 20 40 60 40

Annual Activities Total 4,476 4,696 4,916 4,696

Yearly Labor Total 56,058 630,610 1,196,330 627,666
Exhibit A.8

Hourly Burden for the ICR Period Year by Year for State Directors and Federal Government

State Director Activities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Director Start-up Activities A3a 4,700 0 0 1,567

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A3b 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A3c 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD A3d 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A3e 0 0 0 0

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A3f 84 84 84 84

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A3g 84 84 84 84

Director Annual Activities A3h 5,185 5,195 5,205 5,195

Yearly Total 10,053 5,363 5,373 6,930

Federal Director Activities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Federal Director Start-up Activities A4a 100 0 0 33

Federal Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A4b 0 0 0 0

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A4c 0 0 0 0

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD A4d 0 0 0 0

Federal Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A4e 0 0 0 0

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A4f 0 0 0 0

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A4g 0 0 0 0

Federal Director Annual Activities A4h 145 145 145 145

Yearly Total 245 145 145 178
Exhibit A.9

Costs for the ICR Period Year by Year for Facilities

Facility Activities Labor Cost

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit) Annual Average

NPDES Permit Application Activities

Start-up Activities A1a $2,583,984 $4,848 $4,848 $864,560

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A1b $228,072 $7,604,846 $14,173,070 $7,335,329

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A1c $182,664 $11,871,536 $23,560,408 $11,871,536

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD A1d $320,952 $8,018,518 $14,225,374 $7,521,615

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and A1e $13,416 $1,001,208 $1,989,000 $1,001,208

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A1f $14,244 $14,244 $14,244 $14,244

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A1g $14,244 $14,244 $14,244 $14,244

NPDES Permit Application Activities Total $3,357,576 $28,529,444 $53,981,188 $28,622,736

Annual Activities

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) A2a $0 $0 $0 $0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and A2b $255,360 $255,360 $255,360 $255,360

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units A2c $4,080 $8,160 $12,240 $8,160

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units A2d $1,456 $2,912 $4,368 $2,912

Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units A2e $4,080 $8,160 $12,240 $8,160

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units A2f $1,456 $2,912 $4,368 $2,912

Annual Activities Total $266,432 $277,504 $288,576 $277,504

Yearly Labor Total $3,624,008 $28,806,948 $54,269,764 $28,900,240

Facility O&M Cost

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit) Annual Average

NPDES Permit Application Activities

Start-up Activities A1a $106,600 $200 $200 $35,667

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A1b $221,000 $1,060,307 $1,899,614 $1,060,307

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A1c $177,000 $4,596,722 $9,016,443 $4,596,722

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD A1d $311,000 $854,081 $1,397,162 $854,081

manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A1e $13,000 $386,498 $759,995 $386,498

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A1f $500 $500 $500 $500

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A1g $500 $500 $500 $500

NPDES Permit Application Activities Total $829,600 $6,898,807 $13,074,414 $6,934,274

Annual Activities

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing) A2a $0 $0 $0 $0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and

manufacturing) A2b $1,064,000 $1,064,000 $1,064,000 $1,064,000

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units A2c $500 $1,000 $1,500 $1,000

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units A2d $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $2,000

Compliance Monitoring - New Manufacturing Units A2e $500 $1,000 $1,500 $1,000

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units A2f $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $2,000

Annual Activities Total $1,067,000 $1,070,000 $1,073,000 $1,070,000

Yearly O&M Total $1,896,600 $7,968,807 $14,147,414 $8,004,274
Exhibit A.10

Costs for the ICR Period Year by Year

for State Directors and Federal Government

State Director Activities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Director Start-up Activities A3a $227,480 $0 $0 $75,827

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A3b $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A3c $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD A3d $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A3e $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A3f $3,654 $3,654 $3,654 $3,654

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A3g $3,654 $3,654 $3,654 $3,654

Director Annual Activities A3h $215,696 $216,112 $216,528 $216,112

Yearly Total $450,484 $223,420 $223,836 $299,247

State Director O&M

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Director Start-up Activities A3a $9,400 $0 $0 $3,133

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A3b $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A3c $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD A3d $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A3e $0 $0 $0 $0

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A3f $500 $500 $500 $500

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A3g $500 $500 $500 $500

Director Annual Activities A3h $517,500 $517,500 $517,500 $517,500

Yearly O&M Cost Total $527,900 $518,500 $518,500 $521,633

Federal Director Activities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Federal Director Start-up Activities A4a $4,840 $0 $0 $1,613

Federal Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A4b $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A4c $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD A4d $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A4e $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A4f $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A4g $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Director Annual Activities A4h $6,032 $6,032 $6,032 $6,032

Yearly Total $10,872 $6,032 $6,032 $7,645

Federal Director O&M

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Federal Director Start-up Activities A4a $200 $0 $0 $67

Federal Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG A4b $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A4c $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD A4d $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD A4e $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units A4f $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units A4g $0 $0 $0 $0

Federal Director Annual Activities A4h $14,500 $14,500 $14,500 $14,500

Yearly O&M Cost Total $14,700 $14,500 $14,500 $14,567
Exhibit A.11

Summary of the Burden, Respondents, Responses, and

Costs for the ICR Period by Year and Annual Averages

Facilities

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Burden (hours) A7 56,058 630,610 1,196,330 627,666 1,882,998

Respondents (number) A5 1,066 1,068 1,070 1,068 1,070

Responses (number) A6 4,660 4,342 4,721 4,574 13,723

Costs (labor) A9 $3,624,008 $28,806,948 $54,269,764 $28,900,240 $86,700,720

Costs (Other Direct Costs) A9 $1,896,600 $7,968,807 $14,147,414 $8,004,274 $24,012,822

Total Costs $5,520,608 $36,775,755 $68,417,178 $36,904,514 $110,713,542

[1] Each facility is one respondent. One respondent may perform activities in more than one year. So to avoid double-counting,

the respondent 3 year total, is the total number of facilites that must perform one or more activities during the ICR approval period.

Directors

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Burden (hours) A8 10,053 5,363 5,373 6,930 20,789

Respondents (number) A5 47 47 47 47 47

Responses (number) A6 2,137 2,094 2,098 2,110 6,329

Costs(labor) A10 $450,484 $223,420 $223,836 $299,247 $897,740

Costs (Other Direct Costs) A10 $527,900 $518,500 $518,500 $521,633 $1,564,900

Total Costs $978,384 $741,920 $742,336 $820,880 $2,462,640

[1] Each director is one respondent. One respondent may perform activities in more than one year. So to avoid double-counting,

the respondent 3 year total, is the total number of directors that must perform one or more activities during the ICR approval period.

Federal Government

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Source

(Exhibit)

Annual

Average

Burden (hours) A8 245 145 145 178 535

Costs(labor) A10 $10,872 $6,032 $6,032 $7,645 $22,936

Costs (O&M) A10 $14,700 $14,500 $14,500 $14,567 $43,700

Total Costs $25,572 $20,532 $20,532 $22,212 $66,636

Totals for Respondents (Facilities and Directors)*

Annual

Average

Three Year

Total

Total Respondent Burden (hours) 634,596 1,903,787

Total Respondents (number) 1,115 1,117

Total Respondent Labor Costs $29,199,487 $87,598,460

Total Respondent Capital and O&M Costs $8,525,907 $25,577,722

Total Respondent Cost for All Activities $37,725,394 $113,176,182

* Totals for annual averages may not match exactly due to rounding discrepancies

Three Year

Total 1

Three Year

Total 1

Three Year

Total
APPENDIX B

20 Year Schedule for Facilities and Directors

for

Information Collection Requirements of the Cooling

Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities (Final

Rule)

May 2014
20 Year Schedule Facilities

Activity Duration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

Start-up Activities

Read and Understand Rule 1 1066 2 2 2 2 1066 2 2 2 2 1066 2 2 2 2 1066 2 2 2 2

Option Selection/Facility Classification 1 1066 2 2 2 2 1066 2 2 2 2 1066 2 2 2 2 1066 2 2 2 2

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG

Source water physical data (r2) 1 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 1 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 2 0 89 178 178 178 178 89 0 0 0 0 9 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Additional entrainment studies (r4) 1 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Cooling water system data (r5) 1 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 1 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 1 0 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 1 0 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 2 0 51 102 102 102 102 51 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Entrainment performance studies (r7) 1 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Documentation of operational status (r8) 1 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Recordkeeping 1 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Entrainment characterization study (r9) 2 0 71 142 142 142 142 71 0 0 0 0 7 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 1 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Benefits valuation study (r11) 1 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 1 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Recordkeeping 1 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD

Source water physical data (r2) 1 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 1 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 2 0 125 250 250 250 250 125 0 0 0 0 13 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

Additional entrainment studies (r4) 1 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Cooling water system data (r5) 1 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 1 0 36 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 1 0 21 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 1 0 39 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 2 0 33 66 66 66 66 33 0 0 0 0 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Entrainment performance studies (r7) 1 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Documentation of operational status (r8) 1 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Recordkeeping 1 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622

Year
20 Year Schedule Facilities

Activity Duration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

Year

Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤ 50 MGD and

manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD

Entrainment characterization study (r9) 2 0 6 12 12 12 12 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Benefits valuation study (r11) 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recordkeeping 1 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units

Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units

Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 Year Schedule Facilities

Activity Duration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

Year

Recurring Activity

Compliance Monitoring - All Existing Facilities (power plants and manufacturing)

Site specific EM req. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CCRS flow monitoring (125.94(c)(1)) 0 0 0 0 0 63 126 189 252 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315

Daily flow/velocity monitoring (125.94(c)(2) and (3)) 0 0 0 0 0 33 66 99 132 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165

Velocity cap flow monitoring (125.94(c)(4)) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

IM performance standard monitoring (125.94(c)(7)) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

More stringent requirements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Visal or remote inspections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - Existing Facilities (power plants and

manufacturing)

Demonstrate compliance w/ EM req. would result in a conflict with a safety requirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CCRS reporting on flow monitoring (125.94(c)(1)) 0 0 0 0 0 63 126 189 252 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315

Monthly report of daily flow/velocity monitoring (125.94(c)(2) and (3)) 0 0 0 0 0 33 66 99 132 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 165

Velocity cap reporting (125.94(c)(4)) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Streamlined and combination options (quarterly report, final report) (125.94(c)(5) and (6)) 0 0 0 0 0 84 168 252 336 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420

Monthly reports of IM performance standard monitoring (125.94(c)(7)) 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

More stringent requirements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annual Certification and Report 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064

Compliance Monitoring - New Generating Units

Daily flow monitoring - closed cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Generating Units

Monthly reports of compliance monitoring for each intake--IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units

Daily flow monitoring - closed cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Recurring Reporting and Recordkeeping - New Manufacturing Units

Monthly reports of compliance monitoring for each intake--IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
20 Year Schedule Directors

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MG

Review Source water physical data (r2) 0 0 0 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 0 0 0 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 0 0 0 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9

Review Additional entrainment studies (r4) 0 0 0 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9

Review Cooling water system data (r5) 0 0 0 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9

Review Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 0 0 0 0 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2

Review Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 0 0 0 0 51 51 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Entrainment performance studies (r7) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) 0 0 0 0 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442 442

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF≥50 MGD w/

AIF>125 MGD

Review Entrainment characterization study (r9) 0 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7

Review Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 0 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7

Review Benefits valuation study (r11) 0 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7

Review Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 0 0 0 0 71 71 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 7

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354 354

Director Permit Application Activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and ≤

50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD

Review Source water physical data (r2) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Additional entrainment studies (r4) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Cooling water system data (r5) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Proposed IM sampling plan (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity DIF) 0 0 0 0 36 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity AIF) 0 0 0 0 21 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2

Review Proposed IM reduction plan results (r6 BTA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) 0 0 0 0 39 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4

Review Site-specific impingement study (r6 streamlined and combination) 0 0 0 0 33 33 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

Review Select compliance option (r6 velocity cap) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Entrainment performance studies (r7) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) 0 0 0 0 125 125 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 13 13 13 13

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622 622

Year
20 Year Schedule Directors

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

Year

Director Permit Application Activities for manufacturers with DIF > 2 MGD w/

AIF>125 MGD

Review Entrainment characterization study (r9) 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Comprehensive technical feasibility and cost evaluation study (r10) 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Benefits valuation study (r11) 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Non-water quality environmental and other impacts study (r12) 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recordkeeping 0 0 0 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

Director Permit Application Activities for New Generating Units

Review Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Director Permit Application Activities for New Manufacturing Units

Review Source water physical data (r2) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Cooling water intake structure data (r3) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Source water baseline biological characterization (r4) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Cooling water system data and recordkeeping (r5) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Select compliance option (r6 CCRS) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Flow reduction information (EM) (r6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Documentation of operational status (r8) (update) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Review Select compliance option (r14) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recordkeeping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Director Annual Activities

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - Existing Units 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25

Review Annual Certification Statement and Report - Existing Units 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064

Recodkeeping - Existing Units 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064 1064

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - New Generating Units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system- New Generating Units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Recodkeeping - New Generating Units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Monthly compliance monitoring tracking - New Manufacturing Units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Review Annual Report and Certification for closed-cycle cooling system - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Recodkeeping - New Manufacturing Units 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
APPENDIX C

Compliance Schedule Summary and other

assumptions

for

Information Collection Requirements of the Cooling

Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities (Final

Rule)

May 2014
APPENDIX C Compliance Schedule Summary

Count

% of Total

Facilities Count

% of Total

Facilities Count

% of Total

Facilities Total % of TotalFacilities

CCRS 90 20% 77 75% 80 15% 247 23%

Existing Velocity ≤0.5 39 9% 0 0% 59 11% 98 9%

DIF Velocity ≤0.5 (Wedgewire)* 9 2% 6 6% 86 17% 101 9%

DIF Velocity ≤0.5 (Larger Intake) 29 7% 0 0% 80 15% 109 10%

AIF Velocity ≤0.5 (VSP) 23 5% 5 5% 46 9% 74 7%

Existing Velocity Cap 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 0%

Streamlined (modified traveling screen only) 188 43% 5 5% 100 19% 293 28%

System of Technologies 75 17% 2 2% 63 12% 140 13%

CCRS Impoundment 27 6% 7 7% 24 5% 58 5%

Total Facilities 442 100% 102 100% 521 100% 1065 100%

Percent of System of Technologies Annual Monitoring 4%

Annual

Number of

Respondents

Total Number

of

Respondents

All large power plants (>50 dif) 89 442

CCRS 18 90

De Minimis 0 0

DIF Intake Velocity (wedge wire & larger intake & 11% of Existing) 9 42

AIF Intake Velocity (VSP & 89% of Existing) 12 58

Pilot Study 51 252

Annual Monitoring 3 11

Velocity Cap 1 2

CCRS & Intake Velocity 3 12

CCRS Impoundment 6 27

Largest of the large power plants (>125 aif) 71 354

Annual

Number of

Respondents

Other facilities 125 P3 EGs P3 Mfrs 622

CCRS 32 77 80 157

De Minimis 0 0 0 0

DIF Intake Velocity (wedge wire & larger intake & 11% of Existing) 36 6 172 178

AIF Intake Velocity (VSP & 89% of Existing) 21 5 99 104

Pilot Study 33 7 156 163

Annual Monitoring 2 0 7 7

Velocity Cap 0 0 0 0

CCRS & Intake Velocity 0 0 0 0

CCRS Impoundment 7 7 24 31

Largest of the other facilities (>125 aif) 6 26

Other Assumption

Percent facilities in Authorized States 97.25%

New units per year

Electric generators 1

Manufacturers 1

Total Number of Respondents

Summary of Facility IM Compliance Paths - Weighted Total

Compliance Option

P2 Generators >50 P3 Generators <50 Manufacturers All
Number of sampling events / year 12 Project manager hours 80

Travel mileage (round-trip) 300 Project manager rate $0.00

Cost per mile $0.51 Junior technical hours 24

# of staff per sampling event 2 Junior technical rate $0.00

Biologist hours/event 48 Statistician hours 24

Technican hours/event 48 Statistician rate $0.00

Necessary prep time (as % of total) 30% Clerical hours 24

Number of nights in hotel 3 Clerical rate $0.00

# of hotel rooms / trip 2

Number of per diem days 3

Allowable per diem - hotel $77.00

Allowable per diem - food $46.00

Biologist rate/hour $0.00

Technican rate/hour $0.00

ODC per trip - sampling $250.00

Durable Sampling Equipment (shed, lighting,

aeration, etc) $5,000.00

Biologist travel hours 5 Biologist labor cost $0.00

Technican travel hours 5 Technican labor cost $0.00

Biologist prep time - hours 15.9 Project manager cost $0.00

Technican prep time - hours 15.9 Junior Technical cost $0.00

Biologist total hours/trip 68.9 Statistician cost $0.00

Technican total hours/trip 68.9 Clerical cost $0.00

Labor cost (biologist) $ $0.00 Travel cost (mileage) $1,836.00

labor cost (technician) $ $0.00 Travel cost (per diem) $8,856.00

Travel cost (mileage) $ $153.00 ODC $3,000.00

Travel cost (hotel) $ $462.00 Durable Sampling Equipment $712.00

Travel cost (food) $ $276.00

Total estimated annual costs $14,404.00

Biologist labor cost $0.00

Technican labor cost $0.00

Project manager cost $0.00

Junior Technical cost $0.00

Statistician cost $0.00

Clerical cost $0.00

Travel cost (mileage) $1,836.00

Travel cost (per diem) $8,856.00

ODC $3,000.00

Durable Sampling Equipment $2,765.00

Total estimated annual costs $16,457.00

Non-labor Costs Only

Calculated - Annual Sampling Costs Impingement Pilot Study

APPENDIX C Impingement Sampling

Field Work Variables: Annual Staff Variables:

Calculated - Annual Sampling Costs Impingement MonitoringCalculated - Per Trip Variables

On time costs annualized over 10 years @ 7%

Non-labor Costs Only
APPENDIX C Costs to conduct a study of entrainment at CWIS

Major assumption - local consultant does all work

Entries in highlighted cells may be changed to suit different assumptions

Labor Supervisor Technician Costing Variables and sampling ODCs

Travel time (hours) per event 0 0 Number of sampling events 56

Labor time (hours) per event (including prep) 16 20 Number of sampling locations 1

Total hours per event 16 20 Number of nights in hotel per event (# staff x # nights) per event 0

Hourly rate $90 $45 Hotel cost per room (assume 1 room per person) $125

Labor cost per event per staff $1,440 $900 Staff per event (assumes 1 Technician and 1 Supervisor) 2

Labor cost per event (total) $2,340 Work days per event 2

Round trip mileage per event 20

Cost per mile $0.58

Other project costs Per diem cost per day $0

Study plan development (including response to comments) $10,000 Cost to analyze a single E sample $400

Data analysis and report preparation $25,000 Number of entrainment samples (24-hr composite) collected per event 1

Other project costs (total) $35,000 Hotel cost per event $0

Mileage cost per event $11.60

Per diem cost per event $0

E sample analysis cost per event $400

Miscellaneous equipment and supply cost per event $75

Total sampling ODC cost per event $487

Total labor costs for all sampling events $131,040

Total ODCs $27,250

Total other project costs $35,000

Total estimated cost of sampling study $193,290